पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · August 29, 2036 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1443

Malayalam Era: 1212

Nanakshahi: 567

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.94°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	226.88°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	139.88°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	149.44°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.77°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	86.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	119.70°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:30 – 12:09
Yamaganda	15:26 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:51
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:51 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:30 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:09 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:47 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:26 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:04 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:43 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:04 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:26 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:47 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:09 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:30 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:51 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:34 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1876469.27
Julian Day	2464934.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.44°

🪷 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 (24.3651°), declination 9.20°, EoT -0.50 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: 2036-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)