पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya56.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra358.13°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.21°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha40.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.45°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra101.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani215.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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)01:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 49 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 Kāla10:16 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:51 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 08:25
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:42 – 06:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:34 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:51 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:33 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:51 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:34 – 04:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868720.27
Julian Day2457185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0687°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.37°
🪷 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 (24.0687°), declination 23.12°, 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: 2015-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)