पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · February 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.21 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।

वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
"6.21 When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra311.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.43°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra314.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani336.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:52
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla11:04 – 12:28
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:52 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:04 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:04 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 06:52 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872624.27
Julian Day2461089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.71°
🪷 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 (24.2181°), declination -11.69°, EoT -14.43 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: 2026-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)