पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 8, 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 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.31°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra46.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.23°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha92.90°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.09°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra156.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani350.44°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla05:15 – 06:59
Varjyam05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:15 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:59 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:12 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:59 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872795.27
Julian Day2461260.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.16°
🪷 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 16.18°, EoT -5.35 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: 2026-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)