पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 23, 2016 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।
मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Gaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Gara |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 126.27° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 8.08° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 224.91° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 152.45° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 151.68° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 147.06° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 225.58° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:29 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:52 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:10 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 21:34 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:01 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 23 Mins 26 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 36 Mins 34 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:42 – 04:35 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:22 – 05:29 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:37 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:24 – 15:18 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:40 – 19:04 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:52 – 19:26 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:37 – 20:22 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:37 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:31 – 17:12 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:50 – 10:30 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:10 – 13:51 |
| Varjyam | 06:02 – 06:24 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:36 – 09:03 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:29 – 07:09 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:09 – 08:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:50 – 10:30 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:30 – 12:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:10 – 13:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:51 – 15:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:31 – 17:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 17:12 – 18:52 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:52 – 20:12 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 20:12 – 21:31 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:31 – 22:51 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:51 – 00:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:10 – 01:30 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:30 – 02:50 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:50 – 04:09 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:09 – 05:29 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869158.27 · 5117.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457623.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0855° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 240.08° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 21/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0855°) · declination 11.35° · EoT -2.27 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2016-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)