पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · May 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra116.03°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.86°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha356.59°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.92°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra338.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani334.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:28 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:31
Varjyam05:58 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta05:25 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:53 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:12 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872335.27
Julian Day2460800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.36°
🪷 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 (24.2070°), declination 16.28°, EoT 3.35 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: 2025-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)