पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 3, 2026 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 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra124.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.76°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra296.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani334.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:15
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 13:56
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:13 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:33 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:54 – 11:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:15 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:15 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:54 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:33 – 07:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872609.27
Julian Day2461074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.69°
🪷 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 (24.2175°), declination -16.57°, EoT -13.97 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: 2026-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)