पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 5, 2023 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 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.27'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra334.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra120.74°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla05:12 – 06:57
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:12 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:57 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:30 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:16 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:30 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:57 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871696.27
Julian Day2460161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.40°
🪷 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 (24.1826°), declination 17.08°, EoT -5.70 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: 2023-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)