पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 29, 2017 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.1 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।

दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।

"16.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Fearlessness, clean living, unceasing concentration on wisdom, readiness to give, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, regular study of the scriptures, austerities, candour," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	43.79°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	89.16°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.25°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	20.70°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	168.92°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	357.79°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	241.50°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 39 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 20 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:49 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:33 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:25 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla	19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:36 – 08:26
Yamaganda	10:16 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla	13:55 – 15:45
Varjyam	05:22 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:46 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:36 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:26 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:05 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:55 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:45 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:35 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:25 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:35 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:45 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:55 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:05 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:26 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:36 – 04:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869437.27
Julian Day	2457902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.79°

🪷 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 (24.0962°), declination 21.62°, EoT 2.77 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: 2017-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)