पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 16, 2017 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 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra137.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha247.88°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra318.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 09:56
Yamaganda11:13 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:06
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:20 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:38 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:56 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:13 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:42 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:13 – 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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869304.27
Julian Day2457769.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.65°
🪷 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 (24.0911°), declination -20.93°, EoT -9.69 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: 2017-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)