पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 13, 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.34°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra212.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha9.62°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.58°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra343.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani334.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:25
Yamaganda08:31 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:51
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:44 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:25 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:25 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:44 – 04:57 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872343.27
Julian Day2460808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.85°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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 18.41°, EoT 3.75 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: 2025-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)