पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 1, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.47°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra328.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 18:01
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:36
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:42 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:07 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:31 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:31 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:07 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872635.27
Julian Day2461100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.51°
🪷 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 (24.2185°), declination -7.64°, EoT -13.04 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: 2026-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)