पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 13, 2031 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 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.84°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra59.40°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.46°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha113.88°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra112.25°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani56.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:13
Varjyam05:53 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:19 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:40 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:23 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:06 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:23 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:40 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:19 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874626.27
Julian Day2463091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2946°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.60°
🪷 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 (24.2946°), declination 14.77°, 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: 2031-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)