पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · August 16, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।

महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.37'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.72°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra94.92°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha111.69°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra110.44°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani56.37°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:46
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:27
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:44 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:24 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:04 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:24 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:44 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:47 (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)1874629.27
Julian Day2463094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.45°
🪷 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 (24.2947°), declination 13.84°, EoT -3.97 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: 2031-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)