पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha353.11°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:40
Yamaganda05:36 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:38
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:36 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:40 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:20 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:01 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:20 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:40 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:36 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871967.27
Julian Day2460432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.75°
🪷 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 (24.1929°), declination 15.48°, EoT 3.04 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: 2024-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)