पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · January 18, 2021 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 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra332.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha290.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra257.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani279.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:46
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 14:59
Varjyam07:36 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:10 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:28 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:46 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:46 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:28 – 07:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870767.27
Julian Day2459232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.47°
🪷 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 (24.1470°), declination -20.53°, EoT -10.35 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: 2021-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)