पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 2, 2025 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।

"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	348.35°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	38.69°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.35°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	333.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	51.88°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	332.52°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	330.51°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:25 – 13:59
Yamaganda	07:43 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla	10:51 – 12:25
Varjyam	06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:09 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:43 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:17 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:51 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:25 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:59 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:33 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:07 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:41 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:07 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:33 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:59 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:25 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:51 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:17 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:43 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872302.27
Julian Day	2460767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.31°

🪷 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 (24.2057°), declination 4.96°, EoT -4.03 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: 2025-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)