पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 19, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	92.46°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	203.83°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	118.76°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	77.35°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	306.73°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	121.96°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	287.09°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 32 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 27 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:01 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:40 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:30 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla	19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:47 – 08:36
Yamaganda	10:25 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla	14:03 – 15:52
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:58 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:47 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:36 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:25 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:14 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:03 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:52 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:41 – 19:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:30 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:41 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:52 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:03 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:14 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:25 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:36 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:47 – 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 Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870949.27
Julian Day	2459414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1540°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	113.56°

🪷 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 (24.1540°), declination 20.83°, EoT -5.93 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: 2021-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)