पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 14, 2029 CE

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BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।

"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.12°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	1.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	17.30°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.02°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	5.14°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	17.59°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:51 – 10:30
Yamaganda	13:47 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla	05:33 – 07:12
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:33 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:12 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:51 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:30 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:09 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:47 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:26 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:05 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:44 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:05 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:26 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:47 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:09 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:30 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:51 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:12 – 05:33 (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 Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873775.27
Julian Day	2462240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	2.47°

🪷 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 (24.2621°), declination 9.45°, EoT -0.50 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: 2029-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)