पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 21, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra312.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.73°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha24.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra350.32°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani335.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 14:02
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 12:18
Varjyam05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:46 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:13 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:46 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:22 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872351.27
Julian Day2460816.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.14°
🪷 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 (24.2076°), declination 20.20°, EoT 3.54 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: 2025-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)