पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 20, 2023 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 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.68°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra337.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha249.80°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.62°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra203.63°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani308.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:26
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:10
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Labha07:06 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:15 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 07:06 (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 + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871833.27
Julian Day2460298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1878°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.12°
🪷 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 (24.1878°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2023-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)