पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 29, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra263.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha321.80°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra308.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani265.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:06
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:28 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870106.27
Julian Day2458571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1217°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.33°
🪷 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 (24.1217°), declination 3.20°, EoT -5.30 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: 2019-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)