पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 4, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.10°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra22.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha350.80°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra303.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani298.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:23
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Amṛta05:49 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:49 (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)1871208.27
Julian Day2459673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1639°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.72°
🪷 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 (24.1639°), declination 5.62°, EoT -3.40 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: 2022-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)