पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 12, 2024 CE

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BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।

"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.64°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	198.89°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	127.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.08°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	134.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	323.86°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 48 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 11 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:07 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:02 – 08:46
Yamaganda	10:29 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:56 – 15:40
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:19 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:02 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:46 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:56 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:40 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:23 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:07 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:23 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:40 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:56 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:29 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:46 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:02 – 05:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872069.27
Julian Day	2460534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1968°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.80°

🪷 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 (24.1968°), declination 14.86°, EoT -4.74 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: 2024-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)