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

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.18°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra315.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.29°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha189.94°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra140.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:52
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871777.27
Julian Day2460242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.71°
🪷 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 (24.1857°), declination -11.95°, EoT 16.23 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: 2023-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)