पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 20, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha121.30°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra143.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani323.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:42 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:00 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 29 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 Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:59
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:44
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872077.27
Julian Day2460542.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.28°
🪷 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 12.33°, EoT -3.05 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: 2024-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)