पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 30, 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 3.26 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।
"3.26 But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.26'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra202.27°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha270.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra269.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani287.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla09:52 – 11:08
Varjyam07:45 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:20 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:36 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:52 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:52 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:36 – 07:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871113.27
Julian Day2459578.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.66°
🪷 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 (24.1603°), declination -23.16°, EoT -2.80 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: 2021-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)