पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · May 6, 2022 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 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra78.54°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha39.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra339.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani300.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

Kathmandu, Nepal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:55 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:43 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:20 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:40
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.7172°
Longitude: 85.324°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871240.27
Julian Day2459705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.73°
🪷 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 (24.1651°), declination 16.48°, EoT 3.44 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: 2022-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)