पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · January 27, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra163.71°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha298.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.52°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani345.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:25 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:17 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 13:37
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:16
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Labha06:53 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:14 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:19 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:40 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:19 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:14 – 06:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872967.27
Julian Day2461432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.73°
🪷 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 (24.2312°), declination -18.56°, EoT -12.76 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: 2027-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)