पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 13, 2017 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	146.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	53.35°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	128.26°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	179.89°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	117.14°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	237.21°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā 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)	22:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:03 – 13:38
Yamaganda	07:21 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 12:03
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:47 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:21 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:55 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:03 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:38 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:12 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:20 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:12 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:38 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:03 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:55 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:21 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Krishna Janmāṣṭamī Walk (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी यात्रा)

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869544.27
Julian Day	2458009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1003°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.91°

🪷 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 (24.1003°), declination 3.78°, 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: 2017-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)