पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।
"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.27'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.94°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra288.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha331.18°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.28°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra20.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani342.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:04 – 18:42
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 17:04
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:37 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:31 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:25 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:04 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:42 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:04 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:25 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:31 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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)1872677.27
Julian Day2461142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.44°
🪷 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 (24.2201°), declination 8.63°, EoT -1.04 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: 2026-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)