पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 1, 2027 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 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.90°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha255.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra208.87°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani344.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:25
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 09:53
Varjyam07:46 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:20 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:36 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:30 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:36 – 07:20 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872941.27
Julian Day2461406.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2302°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.71°
🪷 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 (24.2302°), declination -23.03°, EoT -3.71 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: 2027-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)