पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · July 18, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.71°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra38.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha82.56°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra48.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani15.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:17
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:52
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:19 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:52 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:17 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:17 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:52 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873505.27
Julian Day2461970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2517°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.09°
🪷 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 (24.2517°), declination 20.95°, EoT -5.86 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: 2028-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)