पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 28, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
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संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra294.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha21.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra40.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani229.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 10:15
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla04:46 – 06:36
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:46 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:36 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:26 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:24 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:26 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:36 – 04:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869071.27
Julian Day2457536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0822°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.54°
🪷 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 (24.0822°), declination 21.50°, EoT 2.89 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: 2016-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)