पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · May 12, 2021 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 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.40°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra30.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.86°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha48.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra39.21°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani289.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 12:08
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:19 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:44 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:44 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870881.27
Julian Day2459346.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.97°
🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 18.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2021-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)