पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 13, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya58.34°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra135.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.30°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha55.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati40.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra60.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani325.09°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:51
Yamaganda04:42 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:16
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:42 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:33 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:42 – 19:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:34 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:42 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:33 – 04:42 (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)1872009.27
Julian Day2460474.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.86°
🪷 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 (24.1945°), declination 23.23°, EoT 0.22 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: 2024-06-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)