पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · January 22, 2029 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra359.57°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.16°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha265.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.52°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra262.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani10.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:35
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 14:56
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:54 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:35 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:35 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873693.27
Julian Day2462158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.90°
🪷 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 (24.2589°), declination -19.65°, EoT -11.54 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: 2029-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)