पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · March 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.49°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra182.53°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.88°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha344.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra341.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:32 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:54 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:13
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:12 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872286.27
Julian Day2460751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.23°
🪷 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 (24.2051°), declination -1.31°, EoT -9.06 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: 2025-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)