पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · May 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra220.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha350.40°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.96°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra44.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 12:11
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869775.27
Julian Day2458240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.77°
🪷 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 (24.1091°), declination 15.31°, EoT 3.04 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: 2018-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)