पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · July 29, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।

"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.52°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	229.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	125.70°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	311.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:31 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:56 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:47 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:51 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla	05:24 – 07:06
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:24 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:06 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:47 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:10 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:51 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:33 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:55 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:14 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:33 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:51 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:10 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:47 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:06 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.7172°

Longitude: 85.324°

Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871689.27
Julian Day	2460154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.74°

🪷 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 (24.1823°), declination 18.84°, EoT -6.15 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: 2023-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)