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

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra355.19°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.27°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha10.36°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.10°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra76.86°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani45.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:28 – 19:11
Yamaganda12:18 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:28
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:24 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:07 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:01 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:28 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:11 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:28 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:01 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:07 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874539.27
Julian Day2463004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.94°
🪷 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 (24.2913°), declination 19.47°, EoT 3.69 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: 2031-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)