पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 6, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra46.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.66°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha354.94°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra305.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani298.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:11
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871210.27
Julian Day2459675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.05°
🪷 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 (24.1640°), declination 6.38°, EoT -2.79 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: 2022-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)