पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 12, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	145.38°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	39.16°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.86°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	127.27°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	179.69°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	115.93°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	237.18°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:47
Yamaganda	08:55 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:46 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:20 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:55 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:29 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:47 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:22 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:47 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:29 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:55 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:20 – 05:46 (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 Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869543.27
Julian Day	2458008.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	253.49°

🪷 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 (24.1002°), declination 4.16°, EoT 4.38 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: 2017-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)