पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 18, 2030 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 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।
"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra74.67°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha249.41°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.13°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:56
Varjyam07:46 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:20 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:56 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:56 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874054.27
Julian Day2462519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.10°
🪷 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 (24.2727°), declination -20.56°, EoT -10.35 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: 2030-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)