पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 4, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	319.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	14.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.81°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	336.40°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.27°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	326.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:38
Yamaganda	09:29 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla	12:21 – 13:46
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:37 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:03 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:29 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:55 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:21 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:46 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:12 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:12 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:46 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:21 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:55 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:29 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:03 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872273.27
Julian Day	2460738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	52.15°

🪷 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 (24.2046°), declination -6.40°, EoT -12.45 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: 2025-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)