पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 8, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya53.34°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra27.12°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.39°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha57.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra72.28°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani289.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:40
Yamaganda08:25 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:58
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:42 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:34 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:25 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:49 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:40 – 19:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:31 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:40 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:49 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:25 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:34 – 04:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870908.27
Julian Day2459373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.74°
🪷 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 (24.1524°), declination 22.85°, EoT 1.18 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: 2021-06-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)