पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 31, 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 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra46.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.16°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha232.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra252.98°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani247.03°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:21
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla14:48 – 16:04
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:10 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:26 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:48 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:48 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:26 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869653.27
Julian Day2458118.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.09°
🪷 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 (24.1044°), declination -23.09°, EoT -3.26 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: 2017-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)