पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 19, 2022 CE

Also observed today

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।

"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	214.98°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	308.48°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	20.83°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	331.25°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	320.18°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	299.41°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:28 – 17:08
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla	12:07 – 13:48
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:27 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:07 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:27 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:07 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:48 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:28 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:08 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:48 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:08 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:28 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:48 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:07 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:27 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:07 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871223.27
Julian Day	2459688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1645°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	208.14°

🪷 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 (24.1645°), declination 11.11°, EoT 0.74 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: 2022-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)