पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 12, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya56.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra186.28°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.25°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha55.34°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.44°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra38.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani166.19°KanyāHasta P2

Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:33 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:42 – 19:33
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:42
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:42 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:34 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:25 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:42 – 19:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:33 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:42 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:25 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:34 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867259.27
Julian Day2455724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.24°
🪷 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 (24.0129°), declination 23.11°, EoT 0.42 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: 2011-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)