पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra218.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha343.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra340.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:18
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:45
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:18 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:18 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872289.27
Julian Day2460754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2052°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.43°
🪷 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 (24.2052°), declination -0.13°, EoT -8.15 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: 2025-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)