पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 8, 2022 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।

"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.34°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	235.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	27.99°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
बुध Budha	131.63°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	344.36°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	90.98°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	298.29°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:12 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:59 – 08:44
Yamaganda	10:29 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:58 – 15:43
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:15 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:59 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:44 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:58 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:43 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:28 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:12 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:28 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:43 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:58 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:29 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:44 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:59 – 05:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871334.27
Julian Day	2459799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1687°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	126.69°

🪷 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 (24.1687°), declination 16.18°, EoT -5.35 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: 2022-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)