पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · August 21, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.12°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra303.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.26°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha119.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.43°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra160.97°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani192.04°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:53
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:15
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:41 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:41 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868060.27
Julian Day2456525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.86°
🪷 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 (24.0435°), declination 12.11°, EoT -2.80 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: 2013-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)