पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 30, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra136.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.82°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha91.87°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra79.61°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani202.42°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 15 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:01
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:14
Varjyam05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:07 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:54 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:22 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:54 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868403.27
Julian Day2456868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0566°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.02°
🪷 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 (24.0566°), declination 18.56°, EoT -6.11 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: 2014-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)