पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 16, 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra324.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.16°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha120.53°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra118.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani169.33°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 17:20
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:55
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:22 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:37 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:20 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:03 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:20 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:37 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867324.27
Julian Day2455789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0153°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.42°
🪷 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 (24.0153°), declination 13.90°, EoT -3.97 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: 2011-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)