पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 29, 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 4.41 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।

आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।।4.41।।
"4.41 But the man who has renounced his action for meditation, who has cleft his doubt in twain by the sword of wisdom, who remains always enthroned in his Self, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.41'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra359.27°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha239.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra250.94°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani331.87°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 14:56
Varjyam07:45 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:19 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:35 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:12 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:28 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:12 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:35 – 07:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872573.27
Julian Day2461038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2161°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.15°
🪷 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 (24.2161°), declination -23.22°, EoT -2.35 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: 2025-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)