पञ्चाङ्ग — Kathmandu, Nepal · January 28, 2033 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 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra245.38°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.81°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha293.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra329.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani66.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:52 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:17
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:35
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:13 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:13 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875160.27
Julian Day2463625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.95°
🪷 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 (24.3150°), declination -18.16°, EoT -12.97 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: 2033-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)