पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 3, 2016 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.06°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra109.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha130.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra122.52°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani225.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:00
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:14
Varjyam05:46 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:46 – 17:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:32 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:17 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:32 – 21:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:46 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:11 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869138.27
Julian Day2457603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.94°
🪷 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 (24.0847°), declination 17.43°, EoT -5.88 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: 2016-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)