पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · January 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.85°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.85°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani309.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:31 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:09
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:32
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:56 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871849.27
Julian Day2460314.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.01°
🪷 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 (24.1884°), declination -22.68°, EoT -5.45 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: 2024-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)