पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 5, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra12.97°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha242.75°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani296.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 09:39
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:46
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:06 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:23 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:03 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:20 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:03 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:23 – 07:06 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871453.27
Julian Day2459918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.79°
🪷 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 (24.1733°), declination -22.34°, EoT 8.56 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: 2022-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)