पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 8, 2025 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 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha100.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.90°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra74.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani337.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:27
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:44
Varjyam05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:15 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:27 – 19:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:12 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:27 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:15 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872430.27
Julian Day2460895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2106°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.16°
🪷 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 (24.2106°), declination 16.11°, EoT -5.35 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: 2025-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)