पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra253.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha292.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.17°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani218.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 09:56
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:08
Varjyam07:46 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:20 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:38 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:56 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:44 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:56 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:38 – 07:20 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868576.27
Julian Day2457041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.94°
🪷 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 (24.0632°), declination -20.43°, EoT -10.66 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: 2015-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)