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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.46°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra117.92°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha169.05°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra181.43°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani294.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:38
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:44
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:30
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:44 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:38 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:38 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:44 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871407.27
Julian Day2459872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.95°
🪷 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 (24.1715°), declination -10.27°, EoT 15.70 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: 2022-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)