पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 28, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya71.90°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra162.33°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.06°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha91.54°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra113.48°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani51.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:30 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:15
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:19
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla04:45 – 06:36
Varjyam05:22 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:45 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:36 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:54 – 17:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:46 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:37 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:46 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:54 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:36 – 04:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874580.27
Julian Day2463045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.11°
🪷 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 (24.2929°), declination 23.29°, EoT -2.89 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: 2031-06-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)