पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · January 7, 2015 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 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra102.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha278.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra280.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:35
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:18
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:28 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:26 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:28 – 07:11 (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)1868564.27
Julian Day2457029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.18°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.43°, EoT -6.29 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: 2015-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)