पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · July 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.11°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra69.71°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha104.71°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:56 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:47 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 19:01
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:35 – 17:18
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:18 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:01 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:35 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:01 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:35 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:01 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871676.27
Julian Day2460141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.92°
🪷 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 (24.1818°), declination 21.43°, EoT -5.68 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: 2023-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)