पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 20, 2026 CE

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सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.84°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	212.00°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	114.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	106.72°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	168.27°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	350.08°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:53 – 15:34
Yamaganda	05:26 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:30
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:26 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:07 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:30 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:11 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:53 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:34 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:15 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:57 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:15 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:34 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:53 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:11 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:30 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:07 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872807.27
Julian Day	2461272.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.53°

🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.49°, EoT -3.05 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: 2026-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)