पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 17, 2015 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 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.11°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra101.52°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha81.94°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra125.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā 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)05:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:53 – 17:43
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:35
Varjyam05:32 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · 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 Chala04:56 – 06:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:45 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:53 – 17:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:43 – 19:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:32 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:43 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:53 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:45 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868755.27
Julian Day2457220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.57°
🪷 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 (24.0701°), declination 21.27°, 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: 2015-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)