पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 31, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra231.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha2.65°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra329.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani319.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:56
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:55 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871935.27
Julian Day2460400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1917°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.04°
🪷 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 (24.1917°), declination 4.28°, EoT -4.66 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: 2024-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)