पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.90°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.73°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.70°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.62°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.39°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra149.88°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani14.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:30 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:35
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:26 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:57 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:19 – 18:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:57 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:26 (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)1873602.27
Julian Day2462067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.31°
🪷 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 (24.2555°), declination -11.53°, EoT 16.06 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: 2028-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)