पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra281.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha20.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra38.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani229.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:26
Varjyam05:23 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:47 – 06:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:36 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:24 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:36 – 04:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869070.27
Julian Day2457535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.23°
🪷 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 (24.0821°), declination 21.34°, EoT 3.01 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: 2016-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)