पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha91.30°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.18°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra117.90°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani350.11°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:19 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:46
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:29
Varjyam05:24 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:47 – 06:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:38 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:29 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:46 – 19:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:37 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:46 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:29 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:38 – 04:47 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872759.27
Julian Day2461224.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2232°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.39°
🪷 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 (24.2232°), declination 22.97°, EoT -3.84 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: 2026-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)