पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 17, 2027 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।

"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.51'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.71°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	296.64°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	175.14°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	125.07°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	130.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	120.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	3.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:37 – 17:19
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 13:54
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:23 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:05 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:30 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:54 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:37 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:19 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:01 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:19 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:37 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:54 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:30 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:05 – 05:23 (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 Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873169.27
Julian Day	2461634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.68°

🪷 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 (24.2389°), declination 13.54°, EoT -3.75 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: 2027-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)