पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 5, 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
Also observed today
- सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.26 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।
भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन।।7.26।।
भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन।।7.26।।
"7.26 I know, O Arjuna, all beings in the past, the present and the future; but they do not know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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) | Śukla Caturthī (4/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Citrā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Brahma |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 138.83° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 180.10° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 232.00° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 153.44° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 154.39° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 162.99° | Kanyā | Hasta P1 |
| शनि Śani | 225.91° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:40 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:32 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:06 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 09:19 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 20:24 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 52 Mins 15 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 07 Mins 45 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:57 – 04:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:36 – 05:40 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:41 – 12:32 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:15 – 15:06 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:20 – 18:44 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:32 – 19:05 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:17 – 20:02 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:41 – 00:32 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:17 – 08:53 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:30 – 12:06 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:43 – 15:19 |
| Varjyam | 06:12 – 06:33 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:40 – 09:06 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 05:40 – 07:17 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:17 – 08:53 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:53 – 10:30 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:30 – 12:06 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 12:06 – 13:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:43 – 15:19 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 15:19 – 16:56 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 16:56 – 18:32 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 18:32 – 19:56 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 19:56 – 21:19 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 21:19 – 22:43 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:43 – 00:06 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 00:06 – 01:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:30 – 02:53 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:53 – 04:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:17 – 05:40 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 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) | 1869171.27 · 5117.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457636.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0860° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 44.55° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 4/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0860°) · declination 6.71° · EoT 1.85 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:2016-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)