पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.21 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
"10.21 Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra115.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha129.67°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra125.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani324.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:22 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:50
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:41 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:22 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:50 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:32 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:13 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:32 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:50 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:22 – 05:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872062.27
Julian Day2460527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.47°
🪷 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 (24.1966°), declination 16.87°, EoT -5.70 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: 2024-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)