पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · February 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra172.79°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha314.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani315.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:51
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:25
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:41 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:07 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:33 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:33 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:07 – 06:41 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871903.27
Julian Day2460368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.42°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1905°), declination -8.22°, EoT -13.22 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: 2024-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)