पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 14, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 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: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.72°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra294.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha3.69°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra38.56°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani219.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:26 – 17:05
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:47
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Roga05:34 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:26 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:43 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:26 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868661.27
Julian Day2457126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.32°
🪷 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 (24.0665°), declination 9.23°, EoT -0.50 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: 2015-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)