पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · July 26, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra190.15°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha121.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani311.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:18
Varjyam06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:25 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:52 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:28 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:28 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:52 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871686.27
Julian Day2460151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1822°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.22°
🪷 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 (24.1822°), declination 19.52°, EoT -6.19 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: 2023-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)