पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · December 22, 2034 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 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.90°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra18.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.78°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha256.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra198.90°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani99.54°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:20
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 09:49
Varjyam07:42 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:17 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:33 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:33 – 07:17 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875853.27
Julian Day2464318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.81°
🪷 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 (24.3415°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2034-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)