पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 12, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra172.76°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.12°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha44.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.99°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra346.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani205.64°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:45 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:18 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:37
Varjyam05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta04:59 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:45 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:10 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:24 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:45 – 04:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868324.27
Julian Day2456789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.16°
🪷 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 (24.0536°), declination 18.07°, EoT 3.74 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: 2014-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)