पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 16, 2022 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।

"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.88°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	172.06°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	306.21°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	15.33°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	330.58°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	316.85°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	299.19°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:49 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:47 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla	05:31 – 07:10
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
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 Kāla	05:31 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:10 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:49 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:08 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:47 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:27 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:06 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:45 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:06 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:27 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:47 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:08 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:49 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:10 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871220.27
Julian Day	2459685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.04°

🪷 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 (24.1644°), declination 10.06°, EoT 0.02 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: 2022-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)