पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.94°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra42.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.02°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha108.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra48.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani178.80°KanyāCitrā P2

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)01:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:33 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:43 – 19:33
Yamaganda12:14 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:53 – 17:43
Varjyam05:31 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:55 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:45 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:34 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:53 – 17:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:43 – 19:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:33 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:43 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:53 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:34 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:45 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867658.27
Julian Day2456123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.98°
🪷 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 (24.0281°), declination 21.48°, EoT -5.58 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: 2012-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)