पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 4, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.25 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।

कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।
"3.25 As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.21°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.93°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha120.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra117.66°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani55.30°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:21 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:51
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:40 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:21 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:51 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:33 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:15 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:33 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:51 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:21 – 05:40 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874617.27
Julian Day2463082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.60°
🪷 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 (24.2943°), declination 17.33°, EoT -5.79 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: 2031-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)