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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	48.06°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	213.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.21°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	23.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	9.68°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	93.09°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	312.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 44 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 15 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:46 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:30 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:28 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla	19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:25 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:57 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla	04:44 – 06:35
Varjyam	05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:44 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:35 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:25 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:06 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:57 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:47 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:38 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:28 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:38 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:47 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:57 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:06 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:25 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:35 – 04:44 (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 Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871633.27
Julian Day	2460098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1801°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.75°

🪷 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 (24.1801°), declination 22.26°, EoT 2.05 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: 2023-06-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)