पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya83.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra119.28°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.16°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra92.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani325.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:53 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:45
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 14:04
Varjyam05:28 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:51 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:41 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:54 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:45 – 19:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:35 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:45 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:54 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:41 – 04:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872035.27
Julian Day2460500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.61°
🪷 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 (24.1955°), declination 22.31°, EoT -4.83 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: 2024-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)