पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 23, 2022 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।

"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	96.04°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	17.63°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
बुध Budha	102.79°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	344.47°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	71.53°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	299.42°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 27 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:05 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:49 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:28 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla	19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:38 – 10:26
Yamaganda	14:03 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla	05:01 – 06:49
Varjyam	05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:01 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:49 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:38 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:26 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:14 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:03 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:51 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:39 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:28 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:39 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:51 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:03 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:14 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:26 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:38 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:49 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871318.27
Julian Day	2459783.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	295.27°

🪷 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 (24.1681°), declination 20.10°, EoT -6.13 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: 2022-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)