पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya70.51°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra78.55°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.31°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha94.51°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati69.40°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra26.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani337.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:30 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:54
Yamaganda04:44 – 06:36
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:19
Varjyam05:21 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:44 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:36 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:54 – 17:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:46 – 19:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:37 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:46 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:54 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:36 – 04:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872387.27
Julian Day2460852.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.26°
🪷 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 (24.2090°), declination 23.35°, EoT -2.49 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: 2025-06-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)