पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 28, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.21 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते।।13.21।।

"13.21 Nature is the Law which generates cause and effect; God is the source of the enjoyment of all pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	342.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	18.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	1.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	175.08°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	339.06°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	243.46°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:21 – 16:54
Yamaganda	09:07 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla	12:14 – 13:47
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:00 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:33 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:07 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:40 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:14 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:47 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:21 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:54 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:28 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:54 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:21 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:47 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:14 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:40 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:07 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:33 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869375.27
Julian Day	2457840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.65°

🪷 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 (24.0938°), declination 3.00°, EoT -5.62 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: 2017-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)