पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 6, 2024 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 4.19 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।

ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।4.19।।
"4.19 The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra192.16°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.59°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha238.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra224.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani309.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:37
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:37 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:54 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:33 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:54 – 05:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:37 – 07:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871850.27
Julian Day2460315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.93°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.57°, EoT -5.88 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: 2024-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)