पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · August 19, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.92°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra220.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha107.15°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.36°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra167.57°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani248.59°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:50
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:12
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:40 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:19 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:50 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:19 – 05:40 (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 Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869884.27
Julian Day2458349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.77°
🪷 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 (24.1133°), declination 12.84°, EoT -3.29 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: 2018-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)