पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.99°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra252.20°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha327.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra16.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani342.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:01 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:24
Yamaganda05:41 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:33
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Śubha05:41 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:56 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 02:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:56 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872674.27
Julian Day2461139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2200°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.87°
🪷 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 (24.2200°), declination 7.52°, EoT -1.90 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: 2026-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)