पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · February 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra257.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha283.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra331.46°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani303.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:39
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871527.27
Julian Day2459992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.62°
🪷 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 (24.1761°), declination -12.13°, EoT -14.49 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: 2023-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)