पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · October 4, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.59°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra255.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.28°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha159.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra161.89°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani44.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:01
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 Chala06:06 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:06 (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 Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874313.27
Julian Day2462778.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.80°
🪷 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 (24.2826°), declination -4.30°, EoT 12.10 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: 2030-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)