पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · January 5, 2035 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 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra209.92°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.94°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha277.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra212.81°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 09:54
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:21 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:37 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:54 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:54 – 05:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:37 – 07:21 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875867.27
Julian Day2464332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3421°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.77°
🪷 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 (24.3421°), declination -22.65°, EoT -5.45 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: 2035-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)