पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 8, 2027 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.31 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः।

श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।।3.31।।

"3.31 Those who always act in accordance with My precepts, firm in faith and without cavilling, they too are freed from the bondage of action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	266.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	209.81°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	190.56°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	141.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	185.22°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	0.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:28 – 11:55
Yamaganda	14:48 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla	07:36 – 09:02
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:09 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:36 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:02 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:28 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:21 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:14 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:41 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:48 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:21 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:28 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:02 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:36 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873221.27
Julian Day	2461686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.25°

🪷 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 (24.2409°), declination -5.73°, EoT 13.23 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: 2027-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)