पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 8, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.13'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	323.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	70.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.27°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	341.35°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.65°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	345.60°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	327.45°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:58 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:33 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:25 – 10:53
Yamaganda	13:47 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla	06:31 – 07:58
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:31 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:58 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:25 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:53 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:20 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:47 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:14 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:41 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:08 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:41 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:14 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:47 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:20 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:53 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:25 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:58 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872277.27
Julian Day	2460742.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.80°

🪷 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 (24.2048°), declination -4.85°, EoT -11.53 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: 2025-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)