पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 6, 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 10.22 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
"10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.89°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra127.65°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha129.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra126.63°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani324.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:29
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:59
Varjyam05:48 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:13 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:29 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:14 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:29 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:13 (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)1872063.27
Julian Day2460528.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.26°
🪷 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 (24.1966°), declination 16.60°, EoT -5.59 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: 2024-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)