पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · August 3, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.11°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra128.30°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha111.63°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra122.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani133.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:23 – 19:05
Yamaganda12:18 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:42 – 17:23
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:42 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:23 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:05 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:23 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:42 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866216.27
Julian Day2454681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.27°
🪷 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 (23.9730°), declination 17.44°, EoT -5.88 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: 2008-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)