पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 24, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.80°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.61°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha340.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra337.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani329.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:20
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:06 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872293.27
Julian Day2460758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)290.96°
🪷 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 (24.2054°), declination 1.45°, EoT -6.90 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: 2025-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)