पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 1, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.08°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra235.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.86°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha111.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra59.31°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani16.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:47 – 17:33
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 14:00
Varjyam05:44 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:09 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:55 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:47 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:33 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:19 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:33 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:47 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:55 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873519.27
Julian Day2461984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.44°
🪷 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 (24.2523°), declination 17.92°, EoT -6.02 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: 2028-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)