पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 5, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.60°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra97.03°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.46°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha191.29°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.86°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.96°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.07°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:50
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:07 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 06:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872853.27
Julian Day2461318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.13°
🪷 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 (24.2268°), declination -4.67°, EoT 12.39 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: 2026-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)