पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 29, 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 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.55°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra59.77°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha89.91°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra96.82°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani261.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:27 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:49
Varjyam05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:06 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:36 – 19:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:23 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:36 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:06 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870228.27
Julian Day2458693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1264°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.34°
🪷 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 (24.1264°), declination 18.85°, EoT -6.15 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: 2019-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)