पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 7, 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 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra338.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.98°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.61°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra269.57°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani206.57°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)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:18
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 13:44
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:21 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:38 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:54 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:18 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:18 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:54 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:38 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868199.27
Julian Day2456664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.85°
🪷 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 -22.40°, EoT -6.29 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: 2014-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)