पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · February 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.48 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न वेदयज्ञाध्ययनैर्न दानै

र्न च क्रियाभिर्न तपोभिरुग्रैः।

एवंरूपः शक्य अहं नृलोके

द्रष्टुं त्वदन्येन कुरुप्रवीर।।11.48।।
"11.48 Not by study of the scriptures, not by sacrifice or gift, not by ritual or rigorous austerity, is it possible for man on earth to see what thou hast seen, O thou foremost hero of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra76.59°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha276.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.56°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra338.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani240.95°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:26 – 13:48
Yamaganda08:21 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:26
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:59 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:21 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:26 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:26 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:21 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869327.27
Julian Day2457792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.76°
🪷 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 (24.0920°), declination -14.98°, EoT -14.45 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: 2017-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)