पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 6, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.81°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra144.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha151.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.24°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra214.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani29.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 07:35
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:08 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873950.27
Julian Day2462415.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.85°
🪷 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 (24.2688°), declination -5.16°, EoT 12.68 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: 2029-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)