पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 26, 2024 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 10.11 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।

नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
"10.11 By My grace, I live in their hearts; and I dispel the darkness of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra341.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha125.62°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani324.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:37
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:39
Varjyam05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:04 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:37 – 19:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:25 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:37 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:04 (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)1872052.27
Julian Day2460517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.13°
🪷 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 (24.1962°), declination 19.36°, EoT -6.19 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: 2024-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)