पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 7, 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 1.29 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।।
"1.29 My limbs fail me and my throat is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.29'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.13°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra2.62°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha137.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra119.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani311.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:59 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:44
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:14 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:59 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:44 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:29 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:14 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:29 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:44 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:59 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871698.27
Julian Day2460163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.45°
🪷 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 16.53°, EoT -5.48 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: 2023-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)