पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 25, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.41 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।

तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्।।10.41।।
"10.41 Whatever is glorious, excellent, beautiful and mighty, be assured that it comes from a fragment of My splendour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.15°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.81°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha117.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.97°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra149.95°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani322.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:16 – 18:53
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla15:38 – 17:16
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:53 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:31 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:01 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:38 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:53 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:16 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:38 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:01 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:31 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872082.27
Julian Day2460547.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.55°
🪷 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 (24.1973°), declination 10.64°, EoT -1.71 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: 2024-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)