पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 18, 2022 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।

"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.26°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	149.94°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	284.36°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	318.63°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	323.81°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	286.37°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	296.56°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:47 – 12:17
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla	07:46 – 09:16
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:16 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:46 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:16 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:47 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:17 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:47 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:48 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:18 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:48 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:47 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:17 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:47 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:16 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:46 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871191.27
Julian Day	2459656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.57°

🪷 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 (24.1632°), declination -1.02°, EoT -8.76 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: 2022-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)