पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 15, 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 3.7 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।

कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
"3.7 But, O Arjuna! All honour to him whose mind controls his senses, for he is thereby beginning to practise Karma-Yoga, the Path of Right Action, keeping himself always unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.7'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)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra185.11°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.74°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha144.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.48°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra154.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani30.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 12:12
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:21 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:21 – 19:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:03 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:21 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873898.27
Julian Day2462363.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.75°
🪷 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 (24.2668°), declination 14.01°, EoT -4.18 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: 2029-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)