पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 19, 2024 CE

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BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।

"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	152.41°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	345.57°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	73.80°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	141.98°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.46°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	180.52°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	321.09°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:05
Yamaganda	05:53 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla	08:57 – 10:29
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:53 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:25 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:57 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:01 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:05 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:38 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:10 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:38 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:05 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:01 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:57 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:25 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872107.27
Julian Day	2460572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	191.90°

🪷 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 (24.1983°), declination 1.35°, EoT 6.98 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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