पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya87.20°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra44.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha101.02°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.59°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 39 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:44
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:34
Varjyam05:30 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 Chala04:54 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:44 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:44 – 19:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:34 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:44 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:44 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871674.27
Julian Day2460139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.74°
🪷 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 (24.1817°), declination 21.74°, EoT -5.48 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: 2023-07-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)