पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 7, 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 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.36°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra32.66°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.56°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha91.48°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.87°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra155.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani350.47°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:28
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:44
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
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: 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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:14 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:28 – 19:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:13 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:28 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872794.27
Julian Day2461259.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.88°
🪷 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 (24.2246°), declination 16.46°, EoT -5.48 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: 2026-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)