पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 4, 2028 CE

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BG 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।

"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	78.36°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	226.10°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.85°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	57.35°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	146.82°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	40.63°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	14.97°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 48 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 11 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:49 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:34 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:40 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla	19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:54 – 17:46
Yamaganda	08:30 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 14:03
Varjyam	05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga	04:48 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:39 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:30 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:03 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:54 – 17:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:46 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:37 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:46 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:54 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:03 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:30 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:39 – 04:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873491.27
Julian Day	2461956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.98°

🪷 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 (24.2512°), declination 22.84°, EoT -4.02 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: 2028-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)