पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 13, 2019 CE

Also observed today

सीता नवमी · Sītā NavamīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
मध्वाचार्य जयन्ती · Madhvācārya JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.14 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।

"16.14 I have slain one enemy, I will slay the others also; I am worthy to enjoy, I am the Almighty, I am perfect, powerful and happy;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.90°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	131.01°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	63.65°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	17.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	238.64°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	2.76°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	266.18°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 13 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 46 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:04 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:47 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:45 – 08:31
Yamaganda	10:18 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla	13:51 – 15:38
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:58 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:45 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:31 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:04 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:51 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:38 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:24 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:11 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:24 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:38 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:51 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:04 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:31 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:45 – 04:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870151.27
Julian Day	2458616.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.23°

🪷 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 (24.1235°), declination 18.27°, EoT 3.75 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: 2019-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)