पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 12, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: ज्येष्ठ पूर्णिमा — Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī)
Vaṭa Sāvitrī Pūrṇimā in some traditions (others observe Amāvasyā).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra211.85°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.85°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha34.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra75.80°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani47.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:24 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:54
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:39 (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 Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927423.27
Julian Day1515888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.35°
🪷 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 (-11.9323°), declination 8.03°, EoT -1.04 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: -0562-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)