पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 17, 2019 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 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra35.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha264.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani259.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:07
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:14
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:20 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:38 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:56 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:43 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:56 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:38 – 07:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870035.27
Julian Day2458500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.54°
🪷 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 (24.1190°), declination -20.83°, EoT -10.03 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: 2019-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)