पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 9, 2024 CE

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BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।

"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	54.52°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra	85.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	5.34°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	47.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	39.11°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	55.39°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	324.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 49 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 10 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:44 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:35 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:32 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla	19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:41 – 19:32
Yamaganda	12:07 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:50 – 17:41
Varjyam	05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:42 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:33 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:25 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:07 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:50 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:41 – 19:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:32 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:41 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:50 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:07 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:25 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:33 – 04:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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 Śukla Tṛtīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872005.27
Julian Day	2460470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.97°

🪷 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 (24.1944°), declination 22.96°, EoT 1.00 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: 2024-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)