पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 20, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra0.71°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.36°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha143.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra181.74°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani321.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 08:57
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872108.27
Julian Day2460573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.44°
🪷 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 0.96°, EoT 7.35 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: 2024-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)