पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 19, 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 1.10 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
"1.10 Yet our army seems the weaker, though commanded by Bheeshma; their army seems the stronger, though commanded by Bheema." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.10'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.97°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra105.96°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.72°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha110.02°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.76°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.33°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)06:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:19 – 19:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:31 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:16 – 21:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:03
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 12:14
Varjyam05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:57 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:47 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:52 – 17:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:42 – 19:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:31 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:42 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:52 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:47 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871679.27
Julian Day2460144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.33°
🪷 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 20.92°, EoT -5.93 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: 2023-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)