पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra325.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.56°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha266.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra270.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.49°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 09:54
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:00
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:21 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:37 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:54 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:54 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:37 – 07:21 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868198.27
Julian Day2456663.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.17°
🪷 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 (24.0488°), declination -22.52°, EoT -5.88 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: 2014-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)