पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · February 19, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.18°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra325.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.28°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha323.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra316.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani336.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:40 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:28 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:08
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:53
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872625.27
Julian Day2461090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.22°
🪷 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 (24.2181°), declination -11.33°, EoT -14.37 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: 2026-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)