पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 23, 2019 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Dhruva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 125.53° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 28.73° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 128.66° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 113.34° | Karka | Aśleṣā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 230.59° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 127.68° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 260.27° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:28 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:53 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:10 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 22:37 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 12:49 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:41 – 04:34 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:21 – 05:28 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:37 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:25 – 15:18 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:41 – 19:05 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:53 – 19:27 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:38 – 20:23 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:37 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:30 – 12:10 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:32 – 17:12 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:08 – 08:49 |
| Varjyam | 06:01 – 06:23 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:36 – 09:03 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 05:28 – 07:08 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:08 – 08:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:49 – 10:30 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:30 – 12:10 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:10 – 13:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:51 – 15:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:32 – 17:12 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 17:12 – 18:53 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:53 – 20:12 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 20:12 – 21:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:32 – 22:51 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:51 – 00:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:30 – 02:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:49 – 04:08 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:08 – 05:28 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5121 · Kali-5121 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1870253.27 · 5120.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458718.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1274° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 267.15° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.1274°) · declination 11.59° · EoT -2.27 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2019-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)