पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 28, 2033 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 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra245.38°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.81°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha293.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra329.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani66.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:55
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:16 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:35 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:35 – 07:16 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875160.27
Julian Day2463625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.95°
🪷 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 (24.3150°), declination -18.16°, EoT -12.97 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: 2033-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)