पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 12, 2025 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 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।

"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.38°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	200.14°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.23°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	7.88°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	59.37°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	342.97°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	334.79°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:05 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:47 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:10 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:45 – 08:31
Yamaganda	10:18 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla	13:51 – 15:37
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:58 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:45 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:31 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:04 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:51 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:37 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:10 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:24 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:37 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:51 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:04 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:31 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:45 – 04:58 (neutral)

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 + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872342.27
Julian Day	2460807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.19°

🪷 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 (24.2073°), declination 18.16°, EoT 3.74 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: 2025-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)