पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 12, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.01°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra155.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.29°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha110.33°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra95.92°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani325.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:44
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:33
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:53 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:43 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:44 – 19:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:34 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:44 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:43 – 04:53 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872038.27
Julian Day2460503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1956°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.69°
🪷 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 (24.1956°), declination 21.92°, EoT -5.24 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: 2024-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)