पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 3, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra167.71°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.05°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha154.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati133.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra141.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani3.15°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:52
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873186.27
Julian Day2461651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2395°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.29°
🪷 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 (24.2395°), declination 7.69°, EoT 1.15 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: 2027-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)