पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 12, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya56.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra170.24°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.93°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha77.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra39.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani264.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:33 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:59
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 12:08
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:42 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:34 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:42 – 19:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:33 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:42 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:34 – 04:42 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870181.27
Julian Day2458646.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.34°
🪷 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 (24.1246°), declination 23.12°, EoT 0.42 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: 2019-06-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)