पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 4, 2024 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 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra212.84°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha273.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra259.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani312.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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)02:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 43 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 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 17:59
Yamaganda12:35 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:38
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:12 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:33 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:54 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:15 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:35 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:56 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:59 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:56 – 00:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:35 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:15 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:54 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:33 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871879.27
Julian Day2460344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1896°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.36°
🪷 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 (24.1896°), declination -16.42°, 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: 2024-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)