पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 15, 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 10.1 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।

यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।।
"10.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Now, O Prince! Listen to My supreme advice, which I give thee for the sake of thy welfare, for thou art My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.1'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.05°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra338.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha142.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra99.54°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani297.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:04 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:38
Varjyam05:55 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:21 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:04 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:21 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:04 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:21 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:04 – 05:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871341.27
Julian Day2459806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.64°
🪷 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 (24.1690°), declination 14.10°, EoT -4.18 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: 2022-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)