पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · February 16, 2025 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	303.41°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	162.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	308.25°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	342.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	325.03°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:32 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:05 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:26 – 17:47
Yamaganda	12:23 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla	15:05 – 16:26
Varjyam	07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta	09:30 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:59 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:20 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:41 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:02 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:44 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:05 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:26 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:47 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:26 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:05 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:44 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:02 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:41 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:20 – 06:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872257.27
Julian Day	2460722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.81°

🪷 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 (24.2040°), declination -12.30°, EoT -14.54 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: 2025-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)