पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 6, 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 9.26 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति।

तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः।।9.26।।
"9.26 Whatever a man offers to Me, whether it be a leaf, or a flower, or fruit, or water, I accept it, for it is offered with devotion and purity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.26'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra206.83°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha128.41°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra88.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani298.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:02 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla05:29 – 07:09
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:29 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871332.27
Julian Day2459797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.69°
🪷 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 16.74°, EoT -5.59 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: 2022-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)