पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 31, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra99.93°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.55°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha117.23°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra157.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani322.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:33 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:39 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:17
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:17 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:17 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872088.27
Julian Day2460553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.05°
🪷 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 (24.1976°), declination 8.52°, EoT 0.15 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: 2024-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)