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

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BG 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।

"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	132.31°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	315.91°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	109.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	158.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	129.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.05°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	214.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:04 – 18:43
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla	15:25 – 17:04
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg	05:34 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:13 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:51 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:30 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:47 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:25 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:04 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:43 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:04 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:25 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:47 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:30 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:51 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:13 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868799.27
Julian Day	2457264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	182.52°

🪷 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 (24.0718°), declination 9.17°, EoT -0.18 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: 2015-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)