पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 7, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.05°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra58.65°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha357.02°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani298.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:24
Yamaganda05:44 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:34
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:44 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:21 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:37 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:21 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871211.27
Julian Day2459676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.84°
🪷 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 6.76°, EoT -2.49 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: 2022-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)