पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 30, 2017 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

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BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।

"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.98°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	274.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	155.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	183.37°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	137.92°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	237.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:00 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:26 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla	06:02 – 07:31
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:02 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:31 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:00 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:26 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:55 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:24 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:53 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:24 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:55 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:26 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:00 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:31 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869561.27
Julian Day	2458026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.00°

🪷 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 (24.1009°), declination -2.81°, EoT 10.84 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: 2017-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)