पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · July 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.33°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha96.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:51
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 19:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:12 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:24 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868762.27
Julian Day2457227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.37°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2015-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)