पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 17, 2017 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 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.58°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra3.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.43°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha113.97°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.76°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra49.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani238.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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)23:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:04 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 27 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 Kāla06:46 – 08:35
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:53
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:56 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:46 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:35 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:53 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:42 – 19:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:32 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:42 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:53 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:35 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:46 – 04:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869486.27
Julian Day2457951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.05°
🪷 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 (24.0980°), declination 21.19°, 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: 2017-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)