पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 26, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra96.94°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.28°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha291.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.75°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani12.48°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:43
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:26
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:52 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:18 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:43 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:35 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:35 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:43 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:18 – 06:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873728.27
Julian Day2462193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.32°
🪷 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 (24.2603°), declination -8.67°, EoT -13.55 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: 2029-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)