पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 28, 2023 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	283.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	6.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	258.43°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	306.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	301.29°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 05 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 54 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:58 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:28 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:50 – 11:05
Yamaganda	13:37 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla	07:18 – 08:34
Varjyam	07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta	09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	07:18 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:34 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:50 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:05 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:21 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:52 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:08 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:24 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:08 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:52 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:21 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:05 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:50 – 05:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:34 – 07:18 (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 Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871507.27
Julian Day	2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.56°

🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)