पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · February 4, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra212.84°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha273.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra259.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani312.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 17:50
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:29
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:02 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:23 – 09:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:44 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:50 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:44 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:23 – 07:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871879.27
Julian Day2460344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1896°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.36°
🪷 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 (24.1896°), declination -16.42°, EoT -14.09 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: 2024-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)