पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.59°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra271.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha2.82°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra332.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani319.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:25 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:12
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:50 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:58 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:58 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 05:50 (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)1871938.27
Julian Day2460403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.70°
🪷 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 (24.1918°), declination 5.44°, EoT -3.71 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: 2024-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)