पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 10, 2029 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 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.45°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra112.95°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.73°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha138.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.73°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra148.61°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani30.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:25
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:45
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:01 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 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 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:25 – 19:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:10 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:25 – 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 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:01 – 05:17 (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 Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873893.27
Julian Day2462358.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.42°
🪷 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 (24.2666°), declination 15.52°, EoT -5.06 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: 2029-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)