पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: देवशयनी एकादशी — Devśayanī Ekādaśī
Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya63.12°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.14°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.99°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha66.89°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra66.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani325.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:44
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 14:01
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:42 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:34 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:01 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:52 – 17:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:44 – 19:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:36 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:44 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:52 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:01 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:34 – 04:42 (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)1872014.27
Julian Day2460479.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.72°
🪷 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 (24.1947°), declination 23.41°, EoT -0.82 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: 2024-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)