पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 27, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya41.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra192.03°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha29.43°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.88°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra74.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani253.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:34 – 19:23
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:34
Varjyam05:24 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:47 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:37 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:26 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:55 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:34 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:23 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:34 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:55 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:26 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:37 – 04:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869800.27
Julian Day2458265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.47°
🪷 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 (24.1100°), declination 21.26°, EoT 3.01 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: 2018-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)