पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 25, 2031 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।

"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	39.38°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	80.37°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	192.23°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	22.41°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	242.40°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.07°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	46.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla	19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Yamaganda	12:18 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla	15:47 – 17:31
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:21 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:05 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:18 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:02 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:47 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:31 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:16 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:31 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:47 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:02 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:18 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:05 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874546.27
Julian Day	2463011.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.65°

🪷 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 (24.2916°), declination 20.88°, EoT 3.22 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: 2031-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)