पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 3, 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.30°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra304.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha132.35°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.65°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:46
Yamaganda05:10 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:28
Varjyam05:45 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:10 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:32 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:18 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:32 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871694.27
Julian Day2460159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.47°
🪷 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 (24.1825°), declination 17.61°, EoT -5.88 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: 2023-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)