पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 22, 2023 CE

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BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।

"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	277.56°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.01°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.19°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	254.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	340.11°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	299.22°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	300.59°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:55 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:26 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:28 – 17:47
Yamaganda	12:33 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:28
Varjyam	07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta	09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:19 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:37 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:56 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:14 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:33 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:51 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:28 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:47 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:28 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:51 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:33 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:14 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:56 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:37 – 07:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871501.27
Julian Day	2459966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.91°

🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.77°, EoT -11.54 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: 2023-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)