पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 27, 2019 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 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.64°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra32.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.54°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha90.68°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra94.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani261.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:27
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla05:04 – 06:51
Varjyam05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:04 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:37 – 19:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:25 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:37 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:04 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870226.27
Julian Day2458691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.58°
🪷 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 (24.1263°), declination 19.31°, EoT -6.18 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: 2019-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)