पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 10, 2023 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 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra260.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.51°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha12.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.31°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra68.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani311.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:50
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 12:04
Varjyam05:36 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:01 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:47 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:36 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:22 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:08 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:22 – 21:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:36 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:47 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871609.27
Julian Day2460074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.97°
🪷 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 (24.1792°), declination 17.51°, EoT 3.68 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: 2023-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)