पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · May 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।
"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.18°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha15.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.90°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra61.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani311.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:30
Yamaganda05:26 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:28
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:26 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:47 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:11 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:52 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:11 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:47 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871603.27
Julian Day2460068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.48°
🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 15.84°, EoT 3.26 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: 2023-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)