पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 26, 2025 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 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.29°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra318.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha235.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.76°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra247.16°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani331.72°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:22
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 09:50
Varjyam07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:18 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:34 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:34 – 07:18 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872570.27
Julian Day2461035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.41°
🪷 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 (24.2160°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2025-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)