पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 3, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra32.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha291.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.41°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra3.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani0.89°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:29
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873368.27
Julian Day2461833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2465°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.55°
🪷 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 (24.2465°), declination -6.68°, EoT -12.65 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: 2028-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)