पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · May 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra208.46°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha349.34°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra43.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:10
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:49
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:28 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:50 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869774.27
Julian Day2458239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.97°
🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 15.01°, EoT 2.92 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: 2018-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)