पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · August 5, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.03°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra155.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha115.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra124.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani134.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:59
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:04 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866218.27
Julian Day2454683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.74°
🪷 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 16.91°, EoT -5.70 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: 2008-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)