पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 18, 2026 CE
पञ्चाङ्ग सार — Core Five-Limb Snapshot
Tithi
Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī
6/30 · Śukla pakṣa
Nakshatra
Svātī
Pada 1 · 15/27
Yoga
Śukla
24/27
Karaṇa
Taitila
half-tithi 11/60
Vāra
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)
weekday limb
Calendar context: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa) · Solar month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Localized descent for Washington DC, USA; the universal day-axis remains anchored to the same date envelope.
Also observed today
- सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Svātī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śukla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Or visit /cities · universal Earth-access (Sanskrit: Bhūmi Mātā · Mother Earth) · live pañchāṅga renders for supported city records worldwide · ?format=json
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.21 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घा विशन्ति
केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति।
स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः
स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः।।11.21।।
केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति।
स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः
स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः।।11.21।।
"11.21 The troops of celestial beings enter into Thee, some invoking Thee in fear, with folded palms; the Great Seers and Adepts sing hymns to Thy Glory, saying All Hail.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 120.91° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 187.44° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 69.84° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 110.57° | Karka | Aśleṣā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 106.28° | Karka | Puṣya P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 166.40° | Kanyā | Hasta P2 |
| शनि Śani | 350.15° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:24 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:00 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:12 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:14 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 22:01 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 35 Mins 51 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 24 Mins 09 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:35 – 04:29 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:16 – 05:24 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:39 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:28 – 15:22 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:48 – 19:12 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:00 – 19:34 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:45 – 20:30 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:39 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:36 – 17:18 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:48 – 10:30 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:12 – 13:54 |
| Varjyam | 05:58 – 06:19 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:34 – 09:01 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:24 – 07:06 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:06 – 08:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:48 – 10:30 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:30 – 12:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:12 – 13:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:54 – 15:36 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:36 – 17:18 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 17:18 – 19:00 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 19:00 – 20:18 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 20:18 – 21:36 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:36 – 22:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:54 – 00:12 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:12 – 01:30 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:30 – 02:48 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:48 – 04:06 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:06 – 05:24 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values locate the requested date inside this application's declared proleptic model. Kali Year uses 18 February 3102 BCE as a traditional epoch convention; that convention is not proof of Krishna's historical departure date. Ahargaṇa is this model's day-count from that epoch. Julian Day is a continuous astronomical day-number. Ayanāṁśa is the modelled sidereal/tropical angular offset. Sun-Moon angle determines the computed tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5128 · Kali-5128 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1872805.27 · 5127.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2461270.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.2250° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 66.46° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 6/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.2250°) · declination 13.14° · EoT -3.53 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website is the public seva surface · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2026-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)
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