पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · October 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.75°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra305.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.81°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha166.41°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani282.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:40
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:14 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:14 (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)1871038.27
Julian Day2459503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.23°
🪷 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 (24.1574°), declination -8.90°, EoT 15.05 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: 2021-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)