पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 10, 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 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.48°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra302.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.32°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.71°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.31°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra76.92°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:26 – 19:10
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:41 – 17:26
Varjyam05:51 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:17 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:01 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:45 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:41 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:26 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:10 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:26 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:41 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:45 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:01 – 05:17 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872432.27
Julian Day2460897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.85°
🪷 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 (24.2107°), declination 15.53°, EoT -5.06 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: 2025-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)