पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · February 2, 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra129.44°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha278.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.04°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra294.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.69°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:45
Varjyam07:30 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 07:03 (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)1869686.27
Julian Day2458151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.25°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.87°, EoT -13.84 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: 2018-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)