पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 2, 2015 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 257.24° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 40.16° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 297.56° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 271.11° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 116.84° | Karka | Aśleṣā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 273.78° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 216.66° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P1 |
☀️ Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:20 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:31 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:25 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 15:01 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:54 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 10 Mins 16 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 49 Mins 44 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:59 – 06:40 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:29 – 07:20 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 12:05 – 12:46 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:07 – 14:48 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:19 – 17:43 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:31 – 17:56 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:16 – 19:01 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 00:05 – 00:46 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:09 – 12:25 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:58 – 16:14 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:37 – 09:53 |
| Varjyam | 07:46 – 08:02 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:43 – 10:03 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 07:20 – 08:37 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:37 – 09:53 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:53 – 11:09 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 11:09 – 12:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:25 – 13:42 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:42 – 14:58 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:58 – 16:14 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:14 – 17:31 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:31 – 19:14 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:14 – 20:58 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:58 – 22:42 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:42 – 00:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:25 – 02:09 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 02:09 – 03:53 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:53 – 05:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:37 – 07:20 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5116 · Kali-5116 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868559.27 · 5115.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457024.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0626° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 142.92° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 12/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0626°) · declination -22.96° · EoT -4.15 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2015-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)