पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 11, 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 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha136.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra94.64°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani298.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:57 – 15:41
Yamaganda05:17 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:29
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:57 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:41 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:25 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:09 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:25 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:41 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:57 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871337.27
Julian Day2459802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.13°
🪷 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 (24.1688°), declination 15.32°, EoT -4.91 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: 2022-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)