पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · April 22, 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.54°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha20.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.02°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani219.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:11
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:37 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868669.27
Julian Day2457134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.73°
🪷 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 (24.0668°), declination 12.03°, EoT 1.40 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: 2015-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)