पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 20, 2022 CE

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BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।

"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.86°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	42.21°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	35.28°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	148.69°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	343.73°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	105.67°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	297.39°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:32 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:30
Yamaganda	13:53 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla	05:26 – 07:07
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:02

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)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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	05:26 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:07 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:30 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:11 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:53 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:34 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:15 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:57 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:15 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:34 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:53 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:11 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:30 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:07 – 05:26 (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 Navamī + 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)	1871346.27
Julian Day	2459811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	277.71°

🪷 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 (24.1692°), declination 12.50°, EoT -3.05 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: 2022-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)