पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 25, 2023 CE

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BG 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।

"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.43°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	225.18°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.89°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	147.44°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.23°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	109.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	309.90°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:30 – 12:10
Yamaganda	15:30 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla	07:10 – 08:50
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Chala	05:30 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:10 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:30 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:10 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:50 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:30 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:50 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:10 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:30 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:50 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:30 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:10 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871716.27
Julian Day	2460181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	101.60°

🪷 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 (24.1833°), declination 10.90°, EoT -1.71 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: 2023-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)