पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 9, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya53.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra315.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha40.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.97°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra98.96°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani216.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:41
Yamaganda08:25 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:58
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:42 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:34 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:25 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:49 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:41 – 19:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:32 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:41 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:49 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:25 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:34 – 04:42 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868717.27
Julian Day2457182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.87°
🪷 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 (24.0686°), declination 22.89°, EoT 1.00 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: 2015-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)