पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · January 28, 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 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra177.02°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha299.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.40°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra237.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani345.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:25 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 14:59
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:56
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:53 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:14 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:41 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:14 – 06:53 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872968.27
Julian Day2461433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.74°
🪷 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 (24.2312°), declination -18.30°, EoT -12.97 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: 2027-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)