पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 7, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya80.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra310.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha87.13°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra119.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani312.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:45
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:31
Varjyam05:26 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:49 – 06:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:40 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:45 – 19:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:36 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:45 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:40 – 04:49 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871667.27
Julian Day2460132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1815°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.87°
🪷 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 (24.1815°), declination 22.62°, EoT -4.52 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: 2023-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)