पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 18, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra355.87°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.06°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha280.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani11.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:47 – 18:11
Yamaganda12:36 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 16:47
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:00 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:48 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:12 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:36 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:47 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:11 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:47 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:36 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:48 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:00 (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)1873720.27
Julian Day2462185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2600°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.03°
🪷 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 (24.2600°), declination -11.59°, EoT -14.43 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: 2029-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)