पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 2, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.38 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ।

ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.38।।
"2.38 Look upon pleasure and pain, victory and defeat, with an equal eye. Make ready for the combat, and thou shalt commit no sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.42°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra19.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.72°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha150.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra119.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani307.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:53
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta06:03 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:22 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:22 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871754.27
Julian Day2460219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)215.13°
🪷 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 (24.1848°), declination -3.41°, EoT 11.48 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: 2023-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)