पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 26, 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 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.32°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra147.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha264.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani287.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:10 – 17:26
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:10
Varjyam07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:18 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:34 – 09:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:50 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:06 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:10 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:10 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:06 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:50 – 05:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:34 – 07:18 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871109.27
Julian Day2459574.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.76°
🪷 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 (24.1601°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2021-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)