पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · September 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha177.27°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra193.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani283.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:37 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:29
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 05:57 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871010.27
Julian Day2459475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.46°
🪷 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 (24.1563°), declination 1.84°, EoT 6.61 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: 2021-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)