पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 6, 2026 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 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।
"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra18.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha90.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.65°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra154.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani350.48°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:44
Yamaganda05:13 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:29
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:13 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:58 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:43 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:44 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:29 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:15 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:29 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:44 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:43 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:58 – 05:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872793.27
Julian Day2461258.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2245°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.80°
🪷 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 (24.2245°), declination 16.73°, EoT -5.59 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: 2026-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)