पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra94.72°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha43.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.67°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra67.81°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani347.10°MīnaRevatī 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)09:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 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 Kāla14:02 – 15:45
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:34
Varjyam05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:06 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:45 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:29 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:13 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:29 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:45 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:06 – 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 Pañcamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872716.27
Julian Day2461181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.74°
🪷 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 (24.2216°), declination 20.15°, 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: 2026-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)