पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 30, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.95°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra165.52°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha105.87°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.99°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra64.11°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani337.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 14:10
Yamaganda07:19 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:27
Varjyam06:11 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Labha05:37 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:19 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:53 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:18 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:53 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:19 – 05:37 (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)1872421.27
Julian Day2460886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2103°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.98°
🪷 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 (24.2103°), declination 18.48°, EoT -6.11 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: 2025-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)