पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · March 4, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra253.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha303.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra295.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani231.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:32
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868986.27
Julian Day2457451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0789°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.10°
🪷 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 -6.33°, EoT -12.45 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: 2016-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)