पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 21, 2028 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 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra213.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha294.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra314.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani357.51°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:56
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:19 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:56 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:56 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:19 (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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873326.27
Julian Day2461791.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.58°
🪷 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 (24.2449°), declination -20.04°, EoT -11.26 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: 2028-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)