पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 23, 2027 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	155.56°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	60.56°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	199.42°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	181.32°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.14°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	166.59°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	2.05°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:31 – 15:02
Yamaganda	05:55 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla	08:57 – 10:29
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:55 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:26 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:57 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:00 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:31 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:02 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:33 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:04 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:33 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:02 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:31 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:00 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:57 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:26 – 05:55 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873206.27
Julian Day	2461671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	267.33°

🪷 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 (24.2403°), declination 0.08°, EoT 8.44 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: 2027-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)