पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 23, 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 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28'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)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.44°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra137.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.45°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha235.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra293.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani69.28°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 14:53
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla09:49 – 11:05
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:17 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:33 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:49 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:09 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:09 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:49 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:33 – 07:17 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875124.27
Julian Day2463589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3137°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.45°
🪷 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 (24.3137°), declination -23.42°, EoT 0.44 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: 2032-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)