पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · July 13, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra103.91°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.19°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha90.06°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.51°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra115.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani28.14°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:57
Varjyam06:01 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Chala05:26 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873865.27
Julian Day2462330.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2655°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.61°
🪷 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 (24.2655°), declination 21.80°, EoT -5.36 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: 2029-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)