पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 24, 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 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.76°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra31.80°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha244.39°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.49°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra208.45°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani308.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:17
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla14:44 – 16:01
Varjyam07:33 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:07 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:24 – 09:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:40 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:44 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:44 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:40 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:24 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871837.27
Julian Day2460302.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.63°
🪷 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 (24.1880°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2023-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)