पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 30, 2025 CE

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BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।

"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	286.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	292.86°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.49°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	278.65°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.08°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	331.32°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	323.11°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:49 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:21 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:13 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:13 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:15
Yamaganda	07:15 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla	09:55 – 11:15
Varjyam	07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta	09:44 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:15 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:35 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:55 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:15 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:35 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:15 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:35 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:55 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:35 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:15 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:35 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:15 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:55 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:35 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°

Longitude: 77.1734°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872240.27
Julian Day	2460705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	5.03°

🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.63°, EoT -13.36 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2025-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)