पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 29, 2022 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra104.99°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.80°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani299.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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)05:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:36
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:40
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:06 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:36 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:23 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:36 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871324.27
Julian Day2459789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1683°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.16°
🪷 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 18.79°, 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: 2022-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)