पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 30, 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra108.37°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.39°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha238.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.41°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra215.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani308.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:42 – 10:59
Yamaganda13:31 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:26
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:10 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:26 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:42 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:59 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:20 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:59 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:42 – 05:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:26 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871843.27
Julian Day2460308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.20°
🪷 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 (24.1882°), declination -23.19°, EoT -2.80 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: 2023-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)