पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 16, 2017 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 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.16°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra215.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.78°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha232.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.71°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra234.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani245.26°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:20
Varjyam07:29 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:03 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:13 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 07:03 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869638.27
Julian Day2458103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.00°
🪷 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 (24.1038°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2017-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)