पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 11, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.21°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra155.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.56°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:25 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:54
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872311.27
Julian Day2460776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.19°
🪷 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 (24.2061°), declination 8.35°, EoT -1.32 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: 2025-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)