पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 27, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra81.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha110.66°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra76.38°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani299.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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)03:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:02
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:14
Varjyam05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:04 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:25 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871322.27
Julian Day2459787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1683°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.87°
🪷 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 (24.1683°), declination 19.25°, 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: 2022-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)