पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 13, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.34 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
"13.34 As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra25.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.37°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha222.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra282.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani319.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:16
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:44
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:12 (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 Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872192.27
Julian Day2460657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2015°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.77°
🪷 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 (24.2015°), declination -23.17°, EoT 5.09 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: 2024-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)