पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 17, 2014 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 10.7 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

सोऽविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः।।10.7।।
"10.7 He who rightly understands My manifested glory and My Creative Power, beyond doubt attains perfect peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.94°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra178.70°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha245.56°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra253.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani214.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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)02:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:25
Yamaganda08:20 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:09
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:04 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:20 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:57 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:57 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:20 – 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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868543.27
Julian Day2457008.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0620°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.80°
🪷 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 (24.0620°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2014-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)