पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 15, 2031 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।

"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	117.76°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	83.06°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	209.52°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	112.36°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	234.82°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	56.29°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 43 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:04 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla	18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:29 – 12:12
Yamaganda	15:38 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla	07:04 – 08:47
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:21 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:04 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:47 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:29 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:12 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:55 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:38 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:21 – 19:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:04 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:21 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:38 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:55 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:12 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:29 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:47 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:04 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874628.27
Julian Day	2463093.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.05°

🪷 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 (24.2947°), declination 14.16°, EoT -4.18 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: 2031-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)