पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · February 16, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra162.38°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.85°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha308.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra342.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani325.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:57 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:18 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:31
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:54 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:54 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872257.27
Julian Day2460722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.81°
🪷 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 (24.2040°), declination -12.30°, EoT -14.54 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: 2025-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)