पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 12, 2026 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra51.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha86.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.14°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra127.97°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani350.40°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:44 – 19:34
Yamaganda12:13 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla15:54 – 17:44
Varjyam05:29 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:52 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:43 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:04 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:54 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:44 – 19:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:34 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:44 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:54 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:04 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:43 – 04:52 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872768.27
Julian Day2461233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.56°
🪷 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 (24.2236°), declination 21.98°, EoT -5.24 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: 2026-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)