पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 7, 2015 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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 (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Bharaṇī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Gaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 110.18° | Karka | Aśleṣā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 19.53° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 94.48° | Karka | Puṣya P1 |
| बुध Budha | 124.34° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 124.23° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 123.32° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 214.01° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P1 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:13 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:14 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:14 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:15 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 13:07 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 00 Mins 15 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 59 Mins 45 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:21 – 04:17 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:03 – 05:13 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:46 – 12:42 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:34 – 15:30 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 19:02 – 19:26 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:14 – 19:49 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:59 – 20:44 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:46 – 00:42 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:29 – 12:14 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:44 – 17:29 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:59 – 08:44 |
| Varjyam | 05:49 – 06:11 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:30 – 08:58 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 05:13 – 06:59 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:59 – 08:44 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:44 – 10:29 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:29 – 12:14 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:14 – 13:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:59 – 15:44 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:44 – 17:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 17:29 – 19:14 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 19:14 – 20:29 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 20:29 – 21:44 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:44 – 22:59 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:59 – 00:14 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:14 – 01:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:29 – 02:44 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:44 – 03:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:59 – 05:13 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5117 · Kali-5117 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868776.27 · 5116.5 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457241.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0709° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 266.96° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0709°) · declination 16.55° · EoT -5.48 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2015-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)