पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 19, 2030 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 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.87°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra165.63°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.85°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha234.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra257.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani39.33°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 14:51
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 11:03
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:15 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:47 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:47 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874389.27
Julian Day2462854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2856°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.25°
🪷 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 (24.2856°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2030-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)