पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 28, 2018 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 7.16 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
"7.16 O Arjuna! The righteous who worship Me are grouped by stages: first, they who suffer, next they who desire knowledge, then they who thirst after truth, and lastly they who attain wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.84°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra282.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha119.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.57°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra145.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani249.55°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:27
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla05:05 – 06:52
Varjyam05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:05 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:49 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:24 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:49 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:05 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869862.27
Julian Day2458327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.24°
🪷 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 (24.1124°), declination 19.03°, EoT -6.17 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: 2018-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)