पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · February 12, 2027 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 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra0.39°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha310.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.45°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra255.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani347.11°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:51
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:06 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:51 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:51 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:06 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872983.27
Julian Day2461448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.42°
🪷 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 (24.2318°), declination -13.82°, EoT -14.59 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: 2027-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)