पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 18, 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 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.19°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra239.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.03°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha230.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.09°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra236.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani245.49°DhanuMūla P2

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)06:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:21 – 09:37
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:42
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:04 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:21 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:58 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:14 – 18:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:58 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:21 – 07:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869640.27
Julian Day2458105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.33°
🪷 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 (24.1039°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2017-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)