पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · September 24, 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra74.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.11°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha182.37°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra167.83°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani1.99°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:58
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 05:56 (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)1873207.27
Julian Day2461672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.32°
🪷 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 -0.31°, EoT 8.79 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: 2027-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)