पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · December 18, 2018 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- वैकुण्ठ एकादशी · Vaikuṇṭha EkādaśīVaishnava
- मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती · Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī)Vaishnava
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि
दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।
दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म
प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Parigha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 241.93° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 1.06° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 326.21° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 220.55° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 224.61° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 196.32° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 255.52° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
☀️ Kathmandu, Nepal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:49 NPT |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:13 NPT |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:01 NPT |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 13:34 NPT |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 02:21 NPT |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:26 – 06:08 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:57 – 06:49 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:40 – 12:22 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:45 – 14:26 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:01 – 17:25 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:13 – 17:39 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:58 – 18:43 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:40 – 00:22 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:37 – 15:55 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:25 – 10:43 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:01 – 13:19 |
| Varjyam | 07:15 – 07:32 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:15 – 09:35 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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
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
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:49 – 08:07 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 08:07 – 09:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:25 – 10:43 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:43 – 12:01 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:01 – 13:19 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:19 – 14:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:37 – 15:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:55 – 17:13 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:13 – 18:55 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:55 – 20:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:37 – 22:19 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:19 – 00:01 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:01 – 01:43 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:43 – 03:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:25 – 05:07 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 05:07 – 06:49 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 27.7172°
Longitude: 85.324°
Timezone: UTC+5.75
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5120 · Kali-5120 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1870005.27 · 5119.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458470.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1179° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 120.94° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 11/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.1179°) · declination -23.38° · EoT 2.79 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2018-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)