पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya72.44°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra296.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.72°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha52.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra96.61°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani288.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:30 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:36 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:19 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:54
Varjyam05:22 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:45 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:36 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:54 – 17:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:46 – 19:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:37 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:46 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:54 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:36 – 04:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870928.27
Julian Day2459393.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.28°
🪷 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 (24.1532°), declination 23.27°, EoT -2.89 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: 2021-06-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)