पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 30, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.53°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	263.50°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.27°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	109.22°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.53°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	126.03°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.00°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 15 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 44 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla	19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:01 – 15:48
Yamaganda	05:06 – 06:53
Gulika Kāla	08:40 – 10:27
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:06 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:53 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:27 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:14 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	14:01 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:48 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:35 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:22 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:35 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:48 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	23:01 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:27 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:40 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:53 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868768.27
Julian Day	2457233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	160.53°

🪷 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 (24.0706°), declination 18.62°, EoT -6.11 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: 2015-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)