पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 29, 2017 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 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra173.71°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.16°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha129.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.16°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra62.68°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani237.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:27
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla05:06 – 06:53
Varjyam05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:06 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:48 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:23 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:48 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:53 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869498.27
Julian Day2457963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.87°
🪷 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 (24.0985°), declination 18.74°, EoT -6.15 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: 2017-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)