पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · May 6, 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra298.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha31.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.41°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra32.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani20.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:56 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:02 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:40
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 17:00
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:20 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:00 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:40 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:40 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:40 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:00 – 05:20 (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 + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873797.27
Julian Day2462262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.67°
🪷 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 16.57°, EoT 3.44 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: 2029-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)