पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · March 7, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra124.60°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha340.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra7.59°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani184.55°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:52
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:28
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:24
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha06:32 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:28 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:28 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867528.27
Julian Day2455993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.03°
🪷 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 (24.0231°), declination -5.18°, EoT -11.77 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: 2012-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)