पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 7, 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra127.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha269.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani302.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:40
Yamaganda09:53 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:36 – 13:57
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:10 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:53 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:36 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:36 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:53 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:10 (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)1871517.27
Julian Day2459982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.45°
🪷 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 (24.1757°), declination -15.44°, EoT -14.38 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: 2023-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)