पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 6, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।

"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	163.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	169.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	176.55°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.40°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	214.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	282.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:22
Yamaganda	07:35 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 11:55
Varjyam	06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha	06:08 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:35 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:02 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:22 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:49 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:16 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:43 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:16 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:49 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:22 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:02 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:35 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871028.27
Julian Day	2459493.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.12°

🪷 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 (24.1570°), declination -5.14°, EoT 12.68 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: 2021-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)