पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 13, 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.33°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra156.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.53°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha142.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.18°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani30.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:39
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Amṛta05:20 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:23 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:06 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:23 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873896.27
Julian Day2462361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.76°
🪷 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 (24.2667°), declination 14.62°, EoT -4.56 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: 2029-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)