पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 10, 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.77°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.75°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.09°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra131.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:13
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:17 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:25 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:09 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:25 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:17 (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)1869145.27
Julian Day2457610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.88°
🪷 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 (24.0850°), declination 15.48°, EoT -5.06 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: 2016-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)