पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 11, 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 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra127.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.33°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha139.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.88°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra149.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani30.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā 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)06:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:22
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 Kāla08:45 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla05:18 – 07:02
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:18 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:25 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:08 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:25 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:45 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873894.27
Julian Day2462359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.29°
🪷 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 15.23°, 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: 2029-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)