पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 31, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।
"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra98.41°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.94°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha46.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati63.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra359.44°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani336.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:15
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla04:45 – 06:35
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:45 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:35 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:26 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:35 – 04:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872361.27
Julian Day2460826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.38°
🪷 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 (24.2080°), declination 21.93°, EoT 2.50 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: 2025-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)