पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 23, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.75°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra77.90°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha152.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra109.36°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani297.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:43
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:38 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871349.27
Julian Day2459814.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.65°
🪷 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 (24.1693°), declination 11.50°, EoT -2.27 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: 2022-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)