पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 28, 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 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.28°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra10.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha126.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra115.58°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani324.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:36 – 19:23
Yamaganda12:14 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla15:49 – 17:36
Varjyam05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:05 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:40 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:02 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:49 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:36 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:23 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:36 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:49 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:02 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:40 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872054.27
Julian Day2460519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.07°
🪷 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 (24.1963°), declination 18.90°, EoT -6.17 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: 2024-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)