पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 12, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.53°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra20.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.78°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha156.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra171.43°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani294.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:19
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 11:54
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:13 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:34 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871399.27
Julian Day2459864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.42°
🪷 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 (24.1712°), declination -7.33°, EoT 14.22 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: 2022-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)