पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 9, 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.49°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.08°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.14°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha137.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.59°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra147.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani29.99°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:42
Yamaganda05:16 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:29
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:16 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:42 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:26 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:11 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:26 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:42 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873892.27
Julian Day2462357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.87°
🪷 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 (24.2665°), declination 15.81°, EoT -5.21 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: 2029-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)