पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · September 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra255.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.63°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha170.34°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra190.88°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani348.23°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:49 – 18:21
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:49
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:07 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:21 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872838.27
Julian Day2461303.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.23°
🪷 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 (24.2262°), declination 1.15°, EoT 7.35 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: 2026-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)