पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · September 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra29.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.46°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha164.03°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra110.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 09:00
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:49 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868804.27
Julian Day2457269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.47°
🪷 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 (24.0720°), declination 7.36°, EoT 1.50 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: 2015-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)