पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 29, 2019 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 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।
"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.88°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra286.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.99°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha245.34°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.88°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra286.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani266.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:28
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:12
Varjyam07:45 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:19 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:35 – 09:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:52 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:52 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:35 – 07:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870381.27
Julian Day2458846.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.56°
🪷 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 (24.1323°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2019-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)