पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.22 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।
"14.22 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.22'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra91.91°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.50°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha265.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra315.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani302.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:15
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:33
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:12 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:33 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:54 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:15 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:15 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:54 – 05:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:33 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871514.27
Julian Day2459979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.67°
🪷 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 (24.1756°), declination -16.35°, EoT -14.09 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: 2023-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)