पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · January 24, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra310.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha255.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:37 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:17
Yamaganda09:35 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:36
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:54 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:15 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:36 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:36 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:15 – 06:54 (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)1871503.27
Julian Day2459968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.77°
🪷 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 (24.1752°), declination -19.31°, EoT -12.06 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: 2023-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)