पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya79.33°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra68.09°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha99.72°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra87.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani325.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:50 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:45
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:30
Varjyam05:25 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:48 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:45 – 19:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:36 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:45 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 04:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872031.27
Julian Day2460496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.41°
🪷 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 (24.1954°), declination 22.75°, EoT -4.19 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: 2024-07-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)