पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · February 4, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra19.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha270.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.55°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani240.60°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:46 – 11:07
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:25
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:04 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:46 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:52 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:46 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869323.27
Julian Day2457788.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.06°
🪷 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 (24.0918°), declination -16.21°, EoT -14.09 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: 2017-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)