पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · April 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra35.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha1.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.26°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra335.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.15°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:08
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:50
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:31 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:08 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:08 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869406.27
Julian Day2457871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.51°
🪷 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 (24.0950°), declination 14.16°, EoT 2.49 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: 2017-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)