पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · April 1, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.59°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra55.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha336.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra32.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani4.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:44
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:33 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:33 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873397.27
Julian Day2461862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.73°
🪷 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 (24.2476°), declination 4.68°, EoT -4.34 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: 2028-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)