पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 29, 2023 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।

"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.52°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	229.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	125.70°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	311.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 17 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 42 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:23 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla	19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:40 – 10:27
Yamaganda	14:01 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	05:06 – 06:53
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:06 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:14 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:01 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:49 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:36 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:23 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:36 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:49 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:40 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:53 – 05:06 (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 Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871689.27
Julian Day	2460154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.74°

🪷 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 (24.1823°), declination 18.84°, EoT -6.15 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2023-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)