पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 29, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya73.19°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra92.13°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.30°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha60.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati91.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra42.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani202.73°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:15
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:46 – 19:37
Yamaganda12:11 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:54 – 17:46
Varjyam05:22 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:45 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:37 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:28 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:54 – 17:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:46 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:37 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:46 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:54 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:28 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:37 – 04:45 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868372.27
Julian Day2456837.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.60°
🪷 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 (24.0554°), declination 23.24°, EoT -3.09 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: 2014-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)