पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 7, 2023 CE

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BG 18.15 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।

"18.15 Whatever action a man performs, whether by muscular effort or by speech or by thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	218.60°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.84°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	13.81°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	3.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	64.92°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	311.72°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:22 – 19:04
Yamaganda	12:18 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla	15:41 – 17:22
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:32 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:13 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:55 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:36 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:18 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:59 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:41 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:22 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:04 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:22 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:41 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:59 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:18 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:36 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:55 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:13 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871606.27
Julian Day	2460071.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	195.65°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1791°), declination 16.70°, EoT 3.51 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2023-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)