पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · January 28, 2023 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 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra6.45°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha258.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani301.29°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:47 – 11:07
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:28
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:08 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:47 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:47 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:08 (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 Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871507.27
Julian Day2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.56°
🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)