पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 20, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	34.62°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	39.21°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.15°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	12.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.60°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	78.92°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	312.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:56 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:17 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla	19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:28 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:53 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla	04:52 – 06:40
Varjyam	05:28 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:52 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:40 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:28 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:05 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:53 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:41 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:29 – 19:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:17 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:29 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:41 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:53 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:05 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:28 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:40 – 04:52 (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 Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871619.27
Julian Day	2460084.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	6.62°

🪷 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 (24.1796°), declination 19.89°, EoT 3.60 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: 2023-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)