पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · January 26, 2019 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 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra168.43°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.47°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha278.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra235.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani260.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā 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)23:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 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 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:46 – 11:05
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:27
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:07 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:46 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:05 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:42 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:05 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:46 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870044.27
Julian Day2458509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.31°
🪷 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 (24.1194°), declination -18.83°, 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: 2019-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)