पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · March 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra241.02°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra294.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani231.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 10:59
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868985.27
Julian Day2457450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0789°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.79°
🪷 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 (24.0789°), declination -6.72°, EoT -12.65 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: 2016-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)