पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · July 29, 2028 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।

"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.21°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	196.09°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	70.85°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	105.76°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	150.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.74°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	16.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 15 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 44 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla	19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:40 – 10:27
Yamaganda	14:01 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	05:06 – 06:53
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:06 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:27 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:14 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:01 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:35 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:22 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:35 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:48 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:14 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:27 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:40 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:53 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873516.27
Julian Day	2461981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2522°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.34°

🪷 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 (24.2522°), declination 18.66°, EoT -6.15 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: 2028-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)