पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 22, 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 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.27°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra287.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.54°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha228.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.84°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra241.66°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani245.96°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:43 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:39
Varjyam07:32 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:43 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:16 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:43 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:07 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869644.27
Julian Day2458109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.28°
🪷 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 (24.1041°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2017-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)