पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya50.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra31.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha38.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati38.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra50.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani324.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:30 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:57
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 12:06
Varjyam05:20 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:43 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:34 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:39 – 19:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:30 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:39 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:34 – 04:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872001.27
Julian Day2460466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.60°
🪷 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 (24.1942°), declination 22.58°, EoT 1.72 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: 2024-06-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)