पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 27, 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 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.62°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra226.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha255.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.99°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra297.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani236.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:02
Yamaganda09:41 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:30
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:08 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:02 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:02 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7433°
Longitude: 79.4938°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 3133 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869284.27
Julian Day2457749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.96°
🪷 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 (24.0903°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.42 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: 2016-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)