पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 19, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।

"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	181.21°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	231.91°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.19°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	179.97°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.34°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	134.54°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	306.64°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:16 – 14:39
Yamaganda	06:20 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla	09:06 – 10:30
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 Śubha	06:20 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:43 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:06 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:30 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:16 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:39 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:02 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:25 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:02 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:39 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:16 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:30 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:06 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:43 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + 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)	1871771.27
Julian Day	2460236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	52.35°

🪷 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 (24.1854°), declination -9.82°, EoT 15.55 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: 2023-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)