पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.06°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra350.43°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha27.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra59.44°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:43
Yamaganda05:27 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:35
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:27 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:43 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:26 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:09 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:26 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:43 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:27 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872709.27
Julian Day2461174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.61°
🪷 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 (24.2213°), declination 18.59°, EoT 3.76 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: 2026-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)