पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 12, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: देवशयनी एकादशी — Devśayanī Ekādaśī
Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.32°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra208.15°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha99.46°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra75.93°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani262.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:44
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:33
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:52 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:43 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:44 – 19:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:35 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:44 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:43 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870211.27
Julian Day2458676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.53°
🪷 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 (24.1258°), declination 22.03°, EoT -5.24 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: 2019-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)