पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 1, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।

"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	316.01°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	64.94°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	54.66°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	302.33°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	347.72°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	346.19°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	305.13°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:21 – 13:46
Yamaganda	08:07 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla	10:56 – 12:21
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:42 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:07 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:32 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:56 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:21 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:46 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:11 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:36 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:00 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:36 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:11 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:46 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:21 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:56 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:32 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:07 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871539.27
Julian Day	2460004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.53°

🪷 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 (24.1766°), declination -7.75°, EoT -13.04 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: 2023-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)