पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · April 29, 2026 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 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra164.15°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.24°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha357.64°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra41.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 12:11
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:32 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:50 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:32 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872694.27
Julian Day2461159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.42°
🪷 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 (24.2207°), declination 14.42°, EoT 2.64 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: 2026-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)