पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 11, 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 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.66°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra357.00°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha130.29°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.06°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra68.49°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani16.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:46
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:18 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873529.27
Julian Day2461994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.46°
🪷 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 (24.2527°), declination 15.15°, EoT -4.91 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: 2028-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)