पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 13, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।

"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.6'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	57.68°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra	12.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.89°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	40.13°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.61°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	102.66°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	215.85°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 51 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 08 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:43 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:34 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla	19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:25 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:59 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla	04:42 – 06:34
Varjyam	05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:42 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:34 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:25 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:08 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:59 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:51 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:42 – 19:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:34 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:42 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:51 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:59 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:08 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:25 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:34 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868721.27
Julian Day	2457186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	315.79°

🪷 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 (24.0688°), declination 23.18°, EoT 0.22 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: 2015-06-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)