पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · January 27, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra326.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha274.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani185.11°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:46
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:43 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867488.27
Julian Day2455953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.25°
🪷 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 (24.0216°), declination -18.65°, EoT -12.76 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: 2012-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)