पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · December 26, 2028 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 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.52°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra3.75°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha268.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.91°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra228.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani10.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:02
Yamaganda09:41 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:29
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:08 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:24 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:02 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:02 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:24 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873666.27
Julian Day2462131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.41°
🪷 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 (24.2579°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2028-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)