पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 22, 2028 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 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra94.32°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.15°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha91.03°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra51.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani16.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 05:00
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 Kāla08:37 – 10:26
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla05:00 – 06:49
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:00 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:49 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:37 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:51 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:40 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:28 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:40 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:51 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:37 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:49 – 05:00 (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 Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873509.27
Julian Day2461974.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.69°
🪷 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 (24.2519°), declination 20.20°, EoT -6.10 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: 2028-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)