पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 10, 2016 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।

"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	356.53°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	32.94°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.26°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	12.99°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	139.79°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	341.10°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	231.92°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:03 – 18:40
Yamaganda	12:10 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla	15:25 – 17:03
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:39 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:17 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:47 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:25 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:03 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:40 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:03 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:25 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:47 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:10 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:17 – 05:39 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869023.27
Julian Day	2457488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	34.12°

🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 8.05°, EoT -1.61 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: 2016-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)