पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 6, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.15 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।
"12.15 He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.15'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.58°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra110.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha192.52°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.87°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.00°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:49 – 16:16
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:22
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:49 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:43 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:49 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872854.27
Julian Day2461319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.48°
🪷 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 -5.06°, EoT 12.68 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: 2026-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)