पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 14, 2028 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 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha49.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra54.94°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani9.66°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:26 – 19:09
Yamaganda12:18 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:26
Varjyam06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:26 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:09 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:26 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:09 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:26 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:09 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873440.27
Julian Day2461905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.96°
🪷 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 (24.2493°), declination 18.72°, EoT 3.76 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: 2028-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)