पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 29, 2028 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 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra196.09°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.85°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha105.76°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra56.74°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani16.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:19
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:10 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:10 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:36 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873516.27
Julian Day2461981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2522°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.34°
🪷 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 (24.2522°), declination 18.66°, EoT -6.15 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: 2028-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)