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

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.72°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra4.78°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha247.17°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.55°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra206.04°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani308.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:20
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 09:49
Varjyam07:42 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Chala07:17 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:33 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:33 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871835.27
Julian Day2460300.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.67°
🪷 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 (24.1879°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2023-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)