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

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BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।

"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.50'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.26°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	168.37°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	186.79°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	171.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.94°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	129.87°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शनि Śani	306.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:04 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:18 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla	06:15 – 07:40
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:15 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:40 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:04 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:53 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:18 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:43 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:07 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:32 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:07 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:43 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:18 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:53 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:04 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:40 – 06:15 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871766.27
Julian Day	2460231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1852°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	351.68°

🪷 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 (24.1852°), declination -7.98°, EoT 14.65 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: 2023-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)