पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · March 18, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.95°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.18°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha350.90°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.49°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra7.21°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani39.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:01
Yamaganda09:29 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 14:00
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:29 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:29 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874478.27
Julian Day2462943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.30°
🪷 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 (24.2890°), declination -1.10°, EoT -8.76 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: 2031-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)