पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.30°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra19.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.44°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha97.20°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.91°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 14:04
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 12:13
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:52 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:43 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:44 – 19:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:35 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:44 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:04 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:43 – 04:52 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871672.27
Julian Day2460137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1816°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.05°
🪷 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 (24.1816°), declination 22.02°, EoT -5.24 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: 2023-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)