पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · May 1, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra188.89°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.78°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha1.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra43.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani345.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:43
Varjyam05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872696.27
Julian Day2461161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.55°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2208°), declination 15.03°, EoT 2.92 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 at: 2026-05-14T04:45:28.961Z