पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 17, 2014 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 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.36°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra334.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.17°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha69.87°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.37°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra63.88°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani202.36°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:53
Yamaganda04:56 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:24
Varjyam05:32 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:56 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:53 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:42 – 19:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:32 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:42 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:53 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 04:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868390.27
Julian Day2456855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0561°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.52°
🪷 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 (24.0561°), declination 21.23°, EoT -5.77 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: 2014-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)