पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra101.01°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.01°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha14.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.72°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra84.11°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani312.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:43
Yamaganda04:48 – 06:38
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:16
Varjyam05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:48 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:38 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:43 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:32 – 19:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:21 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:32 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:43 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:38 – 04:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871624.27
Julian Day2460089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.99°
🪷 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 (24.1798°), declination 20.87°, EoT 3.22 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: 2023-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)