पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 31, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.14°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra211.59°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha175.25°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra213.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani359.15°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:10
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:50
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:34 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:53 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:13 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:10 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:13 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:53 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873244.27
Julian Day2461709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.28°
🪷 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 (24.2418°), declination -13.97°, EoT 16.45 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: 2027-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)