पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 6, 2021 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 13.30 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति।।13.30।।
"13.30 He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition, and that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra220.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha298.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra281.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani281.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:53 – 11:14
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:32
Varjyam07:37 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:10 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:32 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:53 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:01 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:53 – 05:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:32 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870786.27
Julian Day2459251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.02°
🪷 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 (24.1478°), declination -15.60°, EoT -14.30 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: 2021-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)