पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 6, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 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: 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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra25.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha244.26°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra240.35°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani296.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:03
Yamaganda09:40 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:30
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:07 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:23 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:40 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:40 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:23 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871454.27
Julian Day2459919.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.06°
🪷 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 -22.46°, EoT 8.14 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: 2022-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)