पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · August 17, 2029 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।

"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.17°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.96°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	147.00°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.79°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	156.88°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	30.32°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:01 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:40 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:29 – 12:07
Yamaganda	15:24 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:51
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:35 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:51 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:29 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:46 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:24 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:02 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:40 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:02 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:24 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:46 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:29 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:51 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.7172°

Longitude: 85.324°

Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873900.27
Julian Day	2462365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.71°

🪷 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 (24.2669°), declination 13.37°, EoT -3.75 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: 2029-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)