पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 3, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.18°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.62°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha102.81°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati70.99°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra33.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani337.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:57
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:39
Varjyam05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha05:22 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:11 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:57 – 17:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:43 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:29 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:43 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:57 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:11 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872394.27
Julian Day2460859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.67°
🪷 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 (24.2093°), declination 22.95°, EoT -3.84 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: 2025-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)