पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 9, 2028 CE

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BG 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।

"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	112.74°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	333.23°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.15°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	126.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	152.68°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	66.59°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	16.87°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:11 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla	18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:13 – 13:58
Yamaganda	07:00 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 12:13
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:16 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:00 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:45 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:13 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:58 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:42 – 17:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:26 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:11 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:26 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:42 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:58 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:45 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:00 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873527.27
Julian Day	2461992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2526°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.26°

🪷 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 (24.2526°), declination 15.74°, EoT -5.21 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2028-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)