पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · May 8, 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra230.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha3.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.62°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra58.83°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.27°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 17:13
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:50
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:22 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:45 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:13 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:55 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:13 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:45 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867590.27
Julian Day2456055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.16°
🪷 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 (24.0255°), declination 17.15°, EoT 3.58 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: 2012-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)