पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.44°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra102.80°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha260.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.70°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra286.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani235.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:20
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:04 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:14 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 07:04 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869274.27
Julian Day2457739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.19°
🪷 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 (24.0899°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2016-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)