पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गीता जयन्ती — Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī)
Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1).
Historical anchor: Bhagavad Gītā delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra340.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha234.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra171.86°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani306.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:23
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:41
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:00 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:14 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:23 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:37 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:51 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:37 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:23 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:14 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871806.27
Julian Day2460271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.14°
🪷 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 (24.1868°), declination -20.25°, EoT 12.85 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: 2023-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)