पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra29.02°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.91°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha337.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:01
Yamaganda08:12 – 09:39
Gulika Kāla11:06 – 12:34
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha06:44 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:12 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:39 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:06 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:06 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:39 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:12 – 06:44 (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)1872274.27
Julian Day2460739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.57°
🪷 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 (24.2047°), declination -6.02°, EoT -12.23 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: 2025-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)