पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.15°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra37.95°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha250.78°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:09
Yamaganda14:41 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:36
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala07:04 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:57 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:57 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + 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)1871100.27
Julian Day2459565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.03°
🪷 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 (24.1598°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2021-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)