पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 5, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.47°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra193.25°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra87.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:16 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:30 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:49
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:28 (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 Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871331.27
Julian Day2459796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.09°
🪷 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 (24.1686°), declination 17.01°, EoT -5.70 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: 2022-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)