पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 23, 2027 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 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.77°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra323.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha76.62°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.90°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra89.89°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani3.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:51 – 17:40
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:37
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:01 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:51 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:40 – 19:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:28 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:40 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:51 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:01 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873144.27
Julian Day2461609.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.72°
🪷 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 (24.2379°), declination 20.15°, EoT -6.13 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: 2027-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)