पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · October 29, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.14°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra184.37°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha174.75°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani359.31°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:19
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873242.27
Julian Day2461707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.11°
🪷 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 (24.2417°), declination -13.32°, EoT 16.43 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: 2027-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)