पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 12, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.14 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः।

मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः।।6.14।।
"6.14 With peace in his heart and nor fear, observing the vow of celibacy, with mind controlled and fixed on Me, let the student lose himself in contemplation of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra351.33°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha338.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra305.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani317.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:44
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:47
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:25 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871916.27
Julian Day2460381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.98°
🪷 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 (24.1910°), declination -3.19°, EoT -10.49 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: 2024-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)