पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 15, 2012 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।

"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.59°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	86.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.37°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	99.86°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	72.62°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	180.50°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:03 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla	18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:55
Yamaganda	07:04 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:30 – 12:12
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:21 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:04 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:30 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:55 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:38 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:20 – 19:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:03 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:20 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:38 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:55 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:30 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:04 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867689.27
Julian Day	2456154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.75°

🪷 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 (24.0293°), declination 13.97°, EoT -4.18 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: 2012-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)