पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · September 21, 2015 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	153.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	239.67°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	171.29°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	133.95°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	113.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	215.92°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:30 – 09:01
Yamaganda	10:33 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:07
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:58 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:30 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:01 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:33 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:04 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:07 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:39 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:10 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:39 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:07 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:04 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:33 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:01 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:30 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7433°

Longitude: 79.4938°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 3133 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868821.27
Julian Day	2457286.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.16°

🪷 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 (24.0726°), declination 0.89°, EoT 7.71 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: 2015-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)