पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra175.84°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha136.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.60°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra187.54°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani248.34°DhanuMūla P3

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)08:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:04
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869908.27
Julian Day2458373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.07°
🪷 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 (24.1142°), declination 4.26°, 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: 2018-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)