पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.79°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra18.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.80°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha188.85°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.04°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra149.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani333.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:29
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:37 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:39 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:37 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872492.27
Julian Day2460957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.13°
🪷 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 (24.2130°), declination -6.30°, EoT 13.49 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: 2025-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)