पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 14, 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.36°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra14.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.41°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha137.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.48°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra81.28°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani237.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:39
Varjyam05:55 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:22 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:05 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:22 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:20 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869514.27
Julian Day2457979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)258.41°
🪷 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 (24.0991°), declination 14.35°, EoT -4.37 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: 2017-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)