पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 6, 2025 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 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra128.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.34°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha358.10°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra338.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani334.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:35 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:20
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:50
Varjyam05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:05 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:50 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:20 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:05 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:20 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:50 – 05:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872336.27
Julian Day2460801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.02°
🪷 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 (24.2070°), declination 16.56°, EoT 3.44 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: 2025-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)