पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 31, 2025 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 16.1 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।

दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।
"16.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Fearlessness, clean living, unceasing concentration on wisdom, readiness to give, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, regular study of the scriptures, austerities, candour," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.1'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra306.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.18°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha280.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra332.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 09:55
Varjyam07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:14 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:34 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:34 – 07:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872241.27
Julian Day2460706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.93°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.36°, EoT -13.53 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: 2025-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)