पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 31, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.20°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra123.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.09°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha149.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati133.18°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra138.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani3.26°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:03
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:46
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:41 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873183.27
Julian Day2461648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2394°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.46°
🪷 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 (24.2394°), declination 8.78°, EoT 0.15 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: 2027-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)