पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 21, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.27°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra132.71°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.99°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra78.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:33
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:27 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:14 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:55 – 20:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:14 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873539.27
Julian Day2462004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.30°
🪷 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 (24.2530°), declination 11.99°, EoT -2.80 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: 2028-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)