पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · March 8, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra242.18°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.16°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha307.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.12°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani13.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:00 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:12
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:47
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:09 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873738.27
Julian Day2462203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.59°
🪷 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 (24.2607°), declination -4.84°, EoT -11.53 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: 2029-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)