पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 10, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.83°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra49.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha173.37°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.50°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra150.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani238.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:11
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:20
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga06:12 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:11 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:11 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869571.27
Julian Day2458036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.97°
🪷 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 (24.1013°), declination -6.65°, EoT 13.74 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: 2017-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)