पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 31, 2025 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।

"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	133.70°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	221.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	170.71°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	120.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.39°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	101.86°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	335.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:02 – 18:40
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla	15:24 – 17:02
Varjyam	06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:36 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:14 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:52 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:30 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:46 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:24 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:02 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:40 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:02 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:24 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:46 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:30 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:52 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:14 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872453.27
Julian Day	2460918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.77°

🪷 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 (24.2115°), declination 8.60°, EoT 0.15 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: 2025-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)