पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 16, 2019 CE

Also observed today

व्यास पूर्णिमा · Vyāsa Pūrṇimā (= Guru Pūrṇimā)Pan-Hindu
मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 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: 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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	89.14°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra	259.40°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.56°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	97.63°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	231.44°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	80.84°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	262.56°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 37 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 22 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:58 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:42 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:33 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla	19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:53 – 17:43
Yamaganda	08:34 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:14 – 14:04
Varjyam	05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:55 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:45 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:34 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:14 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:04 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:53 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:43 – 19:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:33 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:43 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:53 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:04 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:14 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:34 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:45 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870215.27
Julian Day	2458680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.32°

🪷 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 (24.1259°), declination 21.43°, EoT -5.68 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: 2019-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)