पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · March 29, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	73.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.26°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	355.14°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	354.26°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	20.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	308.32°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:17 – 13:50
Yamaganda	07:39 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla	10:44 – 12:17
Varjyam	06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:06 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:39 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:12 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:44 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:17 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:50 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:23 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:56 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:29 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:56 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:23 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:50 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:17 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:44 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:12 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:39 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7433°

Longitude: 79.4938°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 3133 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871567.27
Julian Day	2460032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.09°

🪷 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 (24.1776°), declination 3.21°, EoT -5.30 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: 2023-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)