पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 4, 2032 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 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra147.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha241.76°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra222.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani53.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:16 – 17:32
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:16
Varjyam07:46 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:21 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:37 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:54 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:10 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:16 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:32 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:16 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:10 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:54 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:37 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874770.27
Julian Day2463235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3001°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.70°
🪷 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 (24.3001°), declination -22.78°, EoT -5.02 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: 2032-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)