पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · April 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra353.37°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra43.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani219.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:19
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:04 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:04 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868665.27
Julian Day2457130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.13°
🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 10.66°, EoT 0.51 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: 2015-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)