पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 10, 2024 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।

"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	254.02°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.90°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	179.23°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.12°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	206.06°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	319.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:20 – 14:46
Yamaganda	06:12 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla	09:03 – 10:29
Varjyam	06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:12 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:38 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:03 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:54 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:20 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:46 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:11 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:37 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:11 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:46 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:20 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:54 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:03 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:38 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872128.27
Julian Day	2460593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.07°

🪷 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 (24.1991°), declination -6.77°, EoT 13.74 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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