पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 10, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।
"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya55.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra174.57°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.36°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha33.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra20.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani301.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:41
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 08:25
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:42 – 06:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:34 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:41 – 19:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:32 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:41 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:34 – 04:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871275.27
Julian Day2459740.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.00°
🪷 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 (24.1665°), declination 23.00°, EoT 0.81 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: 2022-06-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)