पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 5, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.11 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
"17.11 Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.11'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.83°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra157.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.75°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha7.72°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati355.94°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra28.30°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani309.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:24 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:11
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:24 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:24 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871574.27
Julian Day2460039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1779°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.80°
🪷 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 (24.1779°), declination 5.91°, EoT -3.10 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: 2023-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)