पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · October 8, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.78°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra174.15°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha154.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.66°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra216.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani29.79°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:03
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:19 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873952.27
Julian Day2462417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.29°
🪷 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 (24.2688°), declination -5.93°, EoT 13.23 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: 2029-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)