पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 11, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।

"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	55.72°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra	328.63°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	107.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	34.66°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	11.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	100.58°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	313.07°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:43 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:33 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla	19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:42 – 19:33
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla	15:50 – 17:42
Varjyam	05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:42 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:34 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:25 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:59 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:50 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:42 – 19:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:33 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:42 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:50 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:59 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:25 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:34 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871641.27
Julian Day	2460106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1805°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.99°

🪷 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 (24.1805°), declination 23.05°, EoT 0.61 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: 2023-06-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)