पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · November 27, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra174.33°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha238.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra263.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:27
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:10
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:00 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:17 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:45 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:45 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:17 – 07:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872176.27
Julian Day2460641.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.69°
🪷 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 (24.2009°), declination -21.18°, EoT 11.57 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: 2024-11-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)