पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 20, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra20.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.38°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha177.98°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra162.87°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani2.25°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:25 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:05
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:25 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:25 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873203.27
Julian Day2461668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2402°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.55°
🪷 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 (24.2402°), declination 1.24°, EoT 7.35 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: 2027-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)