पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 16, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.74°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra284.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.51°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha123.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.93°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.50°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani3.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla14:05 – 15:44
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:47 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:05 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:44 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:04 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:24 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:44 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:05 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873168.27
Julian Day2461633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.05°
🪷 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 (24.2389°), declination 13.85°, EoT -3.97 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: 2027-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)