पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 30, 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 13.21 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते।।13.21।।
"13.21 Nature is the Law which generates cause and effect; God is the source of the enjoyment of all pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra343.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani298.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:15
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:42
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:42 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:42 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 07:09 (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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871478.27
Julian Day2459943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.44°
🪷 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 (24.1742°), declination -23.18°, EoT -2.80 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: 2022-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)