पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 18, 2023 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.02°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra93.96°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha108.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:42
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 14:03
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:46 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:53 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:42 – 19:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:31 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:42 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:53 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:46 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871678.27
Julian Day2460143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.65°
🪷 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 (24.1819°), declination 21.09°, EoT -5.86 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: 2023-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)