पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 30, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra306.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.86°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha27.21°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati36.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra43.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani324.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:46
Yamaganda04:45 – 06:35
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:15
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:45 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:35 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:36 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:26 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:36 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:35 – 04:45 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871995.27
Julian Day2460460.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.98°
🪷 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 (24.1940°), declination 21.82°, EoT 2.64 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: 2024-05-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)