पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · May 5, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra286.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha31.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.51°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra31.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani20.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:19 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:08 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 07:01
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:21 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873796.27
Julian Day2462261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.26°
🪷 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 (24.2629°), declination 16.29°, EoT 3.35 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: 2029-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)