पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 21, 2026 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 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.94°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra22.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha237.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra198.41°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani343.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:38
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 14:43
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:06 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:59 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:15 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:59 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 07:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872930.27
Julian Day2461395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.55°
🪷 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 (24.2298°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2026-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)