पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · April 28, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra107.66°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha357.47°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra55.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani74.56°MithunaĀrdrā P3

Badarīnāth — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 12:10
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7433°
Longitude: 79.4938°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 3133 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864658.27
Julian Day2453123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.32°
🪷 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 (23.9134°), declination 14.21°, EoT 2.49 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: 2004-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)