पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 4, 2021 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 12.17 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः।।12.17।।
"12.17 He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra139.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.27°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha268.31°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra239.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani277.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 09:53
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 14:59
Varjyam07:46 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:04

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) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:37 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:53 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:26 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:32 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:26 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:53 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:37 – 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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870753.27
Julian Day2459218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1465°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.44°
🪷 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 (24.1465°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2021-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)