पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · April 20, 2019 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.57°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra193.23°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha339.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.07°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra334.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani266.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:40 – 07:17
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:40 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:42 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:40 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870128.27
Julian Day2458593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.94°
🪷 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 (24.1226°), declination 11.36°, EoT 0.97 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: 2019-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)