पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.86°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra132.88°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha4.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati355.46°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra25.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani308.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:22
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:51 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 05:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871572.27
Julian Day2460037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.69°
🪷 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 (24.1778°), declination 5.15°, EoT -3.71 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: 2023-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)