पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra278.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.36°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha23.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati36.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra40.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani324.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:35
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:55
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Roga04:46 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:36 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:24 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:36 – 04:46 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871993.27
Julian Day2460458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.75°
🪷 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 (24.1939°), declination 21.51°, EoT 2.89 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: 2024-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)