पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · January 26, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra26.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha267.06°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani249.96°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:46
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:42 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869679.27
Julian Day2458144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.39°
🪷 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 (24.1054°), declination -18.76°, EoT -12.54 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: 2018-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)