पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 19, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.37°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.99°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha122.15°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani323.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:55 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:22
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:36 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872076.27
Julian Day2460541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.13°
🪷 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 (24.1971°), declination 12.66°, EoT -3.29 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: 2024-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)