पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · February 23, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra97.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha325.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.79°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra301.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani197.22°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:11
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:11 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:11 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867881.27
Julian Day2456346.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.85°
🪷 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 (24.0366°), declination -9.83°, EoT -13.97 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: 2013-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)