पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.22°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra69.27°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.86°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha235.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani204.69°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:25
Yamaganda08:21 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:09
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:04 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:21 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:21 – 07:04 (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)1868179.27
Julian Day2456644.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0480°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.02°
🪷 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 (24.0480°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2013-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)