पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 17, 2029 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.51°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra159.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.25°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha98.34°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.86°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani28.48°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:08
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:42
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 14:03
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:56 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:46 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:53 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:42 – 19:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:32 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:42 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:53 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:46 – 04:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873869.27
Julian Day2462334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.01°
🪷 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 (24.2657°), declination 21.17°, EoT -5.77 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: 2029-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)