पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · February 23, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra157.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.78°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha300.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani348.25°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:31
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:45
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:50 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:13 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:59 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:31 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:54 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:31 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:59 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:13 – 06:50 (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)1872994.27
Julian Day2461459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.86°
🪷 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 (24.2322°), declination -9.97°, EoT -13.97 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: 2027-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)