पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 14, 2017 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra211.22°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.93°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.63°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.48°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:51
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · 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 Chala05:33 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869392.27
Julian Day2457857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.07°
🪷 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 (24.0944°), declination 9.42°, 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: 2017-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)