पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra184.71°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha315.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani315.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 11:08
Varjyam07:18 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:49 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871904.27
Julian Day2460369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.71°
🪷 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 (24.1905°), declination -7.84°, EoT -13.04 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: 2024-02-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)