पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · April 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.15 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः।

माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः।।7.15।।
"7.15 The sinner, the ignorant, the vile, deprived of spiritual perception by the glamour of Illusion, and he who pursues a godless life - none of them shall find Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra254.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha351.97°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.50°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra4.97°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani322.36°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:47 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:09 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:43
Yamaganda10:22 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:19
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:43 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:43 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871964.27
Julian Day2460429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.49°
🪷 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 (24.1928°), declination 14.57°, EoT 2.64 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: 2024-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)