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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.18°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra57.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha181.11°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra200.13°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani0.01°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:52
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:38 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:23 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:38 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873233.27
Julian Day2461698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.52°
🪷 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 (24.2413°), declination -10.19°, EoT 15.70 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: 2027-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)