पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · September 4, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra270.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.31°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha128.32°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra106.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani335.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:30
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:44
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:59 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:06 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:41 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:06 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 05:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872457.27
Julian Day2460922.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.51°
🪷 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 (24.2117°), declination 7.14°, EoT 1.50 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: 2025-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)