पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 28, 2031 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 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.52°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra198.09°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.71°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha121.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra120.59°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani54.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:52 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:27 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:49
Varjyam05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:05 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:52 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:36 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:24 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:36 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:52 – 05:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874610.27
Julian Day2463075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.10°
🪷 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 (24.2940°), declination 19.06°, EoT -6.17 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: 2031-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)