पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra153.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:31 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:22 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:05
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:52 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:52 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872085.27
Julian Day2460550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.17°
🪷 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 (24.1974°), declination 9.59°, EoT -0.81 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: 2024-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)