पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · January 6, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra116.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha251.86°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.33°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani332.35°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:56 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:04 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:05
Yamaganda09:33 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:28
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:14 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:23 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:14 – 06:56 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872581.27
Julian Day2461046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.74°
🪷 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 (24.2164°), declination -22.51°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)