पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 1, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra141.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.78°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha296.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.59°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra310.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani12.74°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 11:08
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:49 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873731.27
Julian Day2462196.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.20°
🪷 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 (24.2604°), declination -7.54°, EoT -13.04 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: 2029-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)