पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · May 4, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra170.09°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.68°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha357.12°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.68°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra57.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.55°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:47
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala05:25 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:25 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867586.27
Julian Day2456051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.31°
🪷 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 (24.0254°), declination 16.03°, EoT 3.26 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: 2012-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)