पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · November 28, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra293.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.61°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani212.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:36 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:25
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868524.27
Julian Day2456989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.80°
🪷 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 (24.0612°), declination -21.26°, EoT 11.22 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: 2014-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)