पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 6, 2026 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	229.68°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	196.34°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	214.82°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	186.48°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	343.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:16 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:03 – 17:20
Yamaganda	12:13 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla	14:46 – 16:03
Varjyam	07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:07 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:23 – 09:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:40 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:57 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:13 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:30 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:46 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:03 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:20 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:03 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:46 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:30 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:13 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:57 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:40 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:23 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872915.27
Julian Day	2461380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	325.83°

🪷 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 (24.2292°), declination -22.47°, EoT 8.14 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: 2026-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)