पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 14, 2016 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 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra320.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.36°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha270.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.38°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra233.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani228.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:05
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:13
Varjyam07:47 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:21 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:38 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:56 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:56 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:38 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868936.27
Julian Day2457401.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.04°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.43°, EoT -9.00 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: 2016-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)