पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 13, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra277.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha146.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra172.77°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani226.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:46
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:37
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:47 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869179.27
Julian Day2457644.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.28°
🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 3.69°, EoT 4.75 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: 2016-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)