पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 17, 2024 CE

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रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।

"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.52'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.97°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	353.76°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.20°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	190.49°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.02°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	214.54°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	319.32°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:16 – 14:40
Yamaganda	06:19 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla	09:06 – 10:29
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:19 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:43 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:06 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:16 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:40 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:03 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:27 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:03 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:40 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:16 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:06 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:43 – 06:19 (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 Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872135.27
Julian Day	2460600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.37°

🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -9.37°, EoT 15.23 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: 2024-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)