पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · January 20, 2022 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 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra119.00°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.30°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha282.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra258.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani289.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:02
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:06
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:29 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:06 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:38 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:06 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:29 – 07:11 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871134.27
Julian Day2459599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.53°
🪷 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 (24.1611°), declination -20.16°, EoT -10.96 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: 2022-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)