पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · August 2, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.40°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra307.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha115.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra125.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani213.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:26 – 19:08
Yamaganda12:20 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:26
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:02 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:26 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:08 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:26 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:02 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7352°
Longitude: 79.0669°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 3583 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868771.27
Julian Day2457236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0707°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.75°
🪷 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 (24.0707°), declination 17.88°, EoT -5.95 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: 2015-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)