पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 28, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।

"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	190.40°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	35.73°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	112.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	205.66°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	119.38°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	183.87°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	345.36°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:37 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:52 – 13:12
Yamaganda	07:51 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla	10:31 – 11:52
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:30 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:51 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:11 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:31 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:52 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:12 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:32 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:53 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:53 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:32 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:12 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:52 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:31 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:11 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:51 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872876.27
Julian Day	2461341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2277°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	203.14°

🪷 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 (24.2277°), declination -13.06°, EoT 16.40 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: 2026-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)