पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 9, 2029 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।

"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	82.88°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra	51.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	169.18°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	81.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	174.20°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	110.32°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	27.79°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 44 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 15 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:53 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:37 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla	19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:41 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:22 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	14:04 – 15:54
Varjyam	05:27 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:51 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:41 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:04 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:54 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:45 – 19:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:35 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:45 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:54 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:04 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:41 – 04:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873861.27
Julian Day	2462326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.99°

🪷 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 (24.2654°), declination 22.34°, EoT -4.83 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: 2029-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)