पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 16, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra278.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha115.49°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.08°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra80.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani167.06°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:33 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:24
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla04:55 – 06:45
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:55 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:45 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:43 – 19:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:33 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:43 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:45 – 04:55 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867293.27
Julian Day2455758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.40°
🪷 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 (24.0142°), declination 21.44°, EoT -5.68 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: 2011-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)