पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 26, 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 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.37°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra165.84°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.67°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha248.33°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.22°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.49°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:45
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla09:41 – 10:57
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Śubha07:08 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:24 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:41 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:18 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:41 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:24 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868187.27
Julian Day2456652.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.97°
🪷 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 (24.0484°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2013-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)