पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 10, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.15°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha128.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra131.54°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:46
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:24
Varjyam06:17 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:44 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:07 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:48 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:09 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:48 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:07 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872067.27
Julian Day2460532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.15°
🪷 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 (24.1967°), declination 15.46°, EoT -5.06 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: 2024-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)