पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 12, 2027 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।

"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	237.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	172.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	115.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	129.08°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	114.56°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	3.65°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:27 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:08 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla	18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:57 – 15:40
Yamaganda	05:18 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla	08:45 – 10:29
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:18 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:02 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:45 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:13 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:57 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:40 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:24 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:08 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:24 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:40 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:57 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:13 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:45 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:02 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873164.27
Julian Day	2461629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2387°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.13°

🪷 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 (24.2387°), declination 15.08°, EoT -4.74 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: 2027-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)