पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 5, 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 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.47°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra193.25°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra87.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:43
Varjyam05:47 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:12 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:16 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871331.27
Julian Day2459796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.09°
🪷 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 (24.1686°), declination 17.01°, EoT -5.70 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: 2022-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)