पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 12, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.7 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Mamaivāṁśo Jīva-Bhūtaḥ · The Jīva is My Fragment
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।
"15.7 It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.00°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra274.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.53°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha123.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra113.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani168.97°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:45
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:18 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867320.27
Julian Day2455785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.39°
🪷 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 (24.0152°), declination 15.12°, EoT -4.74 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: 2011-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)