पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 14, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.18°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra132.52°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha271.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra305.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani268.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā 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)20:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 58 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 Kāla15:05 – 16:22
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:48
Varjyam07:47 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:21 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:38 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:56 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:56 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:38 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870397.27
Julian Day2458862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1329°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.03°
🪷 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 (24.1329°), declination -21.42°, 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: 2020-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)