पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 13, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।

"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	203.43°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.98°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	200.26°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	192.14°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	346.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:43 – 16:08
Yamaganda	09:04 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:19
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:14 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:39 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:04 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:29 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:19 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:43 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:08 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:33 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:08 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:43 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:19 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:29 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:04 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:39 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872861.27
Julian Day	2461326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	30.55°

🪷 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 (24.2271°), declination -7.71°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)