पञ्चाङ्ग — Badarīnāth · February 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra285.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.94°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha306.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.45°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra335.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani37.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:15
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 11:02
Varjyam07:17 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:49 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:13 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:02 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:02 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:13 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874452.27
Julian Day2462917.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.12°
🪷 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 (24.2880°), declination -11.05°, EoT -14.28 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: 2031-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)