पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 5, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.31°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	80.62°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.37°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	332.65°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	331.38°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	330.86°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:59 – 10:35
Yamaganda	13:47 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla	05:47 – 07:23
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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	05:47 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:23 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:59 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:35 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:11 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:47 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:23 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:59 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:35 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:59 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:23 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:47 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:11 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:35 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:59 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:23 – 05:47 (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 Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872305.27
Julian Day	2460770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.05°

🪷 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 (24.2059°), declination 6.11°, EoT -3.10 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: 2025-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)