पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 22, 2022 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 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.98°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra226.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha265.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani297.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:43
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla09:39 – 10:55
Varjyam07:32 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:07 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:23 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:39 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:16 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:39 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:23 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871470.27
Julian Day2459935.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.77°
🪷 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 (24.1739°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2022-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)