पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · October 27, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.02°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra167.87°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.56°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha172.66°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra225.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani143.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:42
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:23 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:28 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866301.27
Julian Day2454766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.35°
🪷 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 (23.9762°), declination -12.85°, EoT 16.36 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: 2008-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)