पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 10, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra128.98°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.51°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha154.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra185.28°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani348.94°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:15
Yamaganda05:44 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:29
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:44 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:19 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:19 – 05:44 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872828.27
Julian Day2461293.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.59°
🪷 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 (24.2259°), declination 4.99°, EoT 3.65 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: 2026-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)