पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 24, 2027 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 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra226.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.10°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha3.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.72°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra340.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani355.54°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:23
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:44 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:55 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873054.27
Julian Day2461519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2345°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.05°
🪷 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 (24.2345°), declination 12.73°, EoT 1.80 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: 2027-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)