पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 30, 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 10.20 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।

अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।10.20।।
"10.20 O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning and the life, and I am the end of them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.20'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra0.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha266.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.06°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani216.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:12
Yamaganda09:52 – 11:08
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:40
Varjyam07:45 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:20 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:36 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:52 – 11:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:08 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:29 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 02:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:08 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:52 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:36 – 07:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868556.27
Julian Day2457021.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.53°
🪷 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 (24.0625°), declination -23.18°, EoT -2.80 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: 2014-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)