पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 30, 2015 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 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra149.51°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.09°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha34.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.45°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra56.92°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani218.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:12 – 06:55
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:22
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:12 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:55 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:15 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:15 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:55 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868677.27
Julian Day2457142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.55°
🪷 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 (24.0671°), declination 14.62°, EoT 2.79 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: 2015-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)