पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 2, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya47.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra143.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha26.95°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.81°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra1.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani241.22°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:37
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:25
Varjyam05:21 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:44 – 06:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:35 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:37 – 19:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:28 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:37 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:35 – 04:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869441.27
Julian Day2457906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.13°
🪷 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 (24.0963°), declination 22.19°, EoT 2.20 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: 2017-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)