पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 13, 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 9.33 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।

अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्।।9.33।।
"9.33 What need then to mention the holy Ministers of God, the devotees and the saintly rulers? Do thou, therefore, born in this changing and miserable world, do thou too worship Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.33'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.13°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala31.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha139.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra97.09°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani297.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 07:03
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:19 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:46 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:39 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:06 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:39 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:46 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871339.27
Julian Day2459804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1689°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.94°
🪷 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 (24.1689°), declination 14.72°, EoT -4.56 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: 2022-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)