पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 3, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra145.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.62°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha350.90°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.23°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra60.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani44.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:16
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla05:35 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:01 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:20 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874524.27
Julian Day2462989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.01°
🪷 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 (24.2907°), declination 15.57°, EoT 3.15 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: 2031-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)