पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 13, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.58°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra21.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.78°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha133.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra70.42°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani16.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:09 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:26 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:05 – 18:44
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 17:05
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:33 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:05 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:05 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873531.27
Julian Day2461996.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.57°
🪷 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 (24.2527°), declination 14.55°, EoT -4.56 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: 2028-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)