पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya69.84°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra305.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.99°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha55.57°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra74.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani227.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:19
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla04:44 – 06:35
Varjyam05:21 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:44 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:35 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:54 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:45 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:37 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:45 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:54 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:35 – 04:44 (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)1869099.27
Julian Day2457564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.48°
🪷 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 (24.0832°), declination 23.38°, EoT -2.28 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: 2016-06-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)