पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · April 26, 2008 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 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra253.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.71°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha23.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani127.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:12
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866117.27
Julian Day2454582.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.12°
🪷 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 (23.9692°), declination 13.58°, EoT 2.16 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: 2008-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)