पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra296.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha335.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.88°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra8.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani307.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:19
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 16:48
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:15 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:45 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:19 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:45 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871557.27
Julian Day2460022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.17°
🪷 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 (24.1772°), declination -0.72°, EoT -8.46 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: 2023-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)