पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 26, 2024 CE

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BG 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।

"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	129.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	34.56°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.44°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	117.43°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	54.10°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	151.17°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	322.90°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:11 – 08:51
Yamaganda	10:30 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla	13:49 – 15:29
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta	05:31 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:11 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:51 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:30 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:10 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:49 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:29 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:48 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:08 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:29 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:49 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:30 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:51 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:11 – 05:31 (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 Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872083.27
Julian Day	2460548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	262.65°

🪷 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 (24.1974°), declination 10.29°, EoT -1.42 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: 2024-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)