पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · August 5, 2016 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 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.98°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra135.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha133.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra124.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:42 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:57
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:34 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:42 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:05 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:42 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:34 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869140.27
Julian Day2457605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.33°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.89°, EoT -5.70 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: 2016-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)