पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · June 20, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	64.32°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra	85.25°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	50.82°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	13.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	108.30°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	313.10°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:02 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:37 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:21 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:02 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla	18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:33 – 17:18
Yamaganda	08:37 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	12:05 – 13:49
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Roga	05:08 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:52 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:37 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:05 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:49 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:33 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:18 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:02 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:18 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:33 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:49 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:05 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:37 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:52 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.7172°

Longitude: 85.324°

Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871650.27
Julian Day	2460115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	23.68°

🪷 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 (24.1808°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2023-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)