पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 21, 2026 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।

"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	56.08°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	344.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	344.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.24°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	31.64°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	343.85°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:29 – 17:09
Yamaganda	08:45 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla	12:07 – 13:48
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:24 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:04 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:45 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:26 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:07 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:48 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:29 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:50 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:09 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:29 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:48 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:07 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:26 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:45 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:04 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872686.27
Julian Day	2461151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.40°

🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.81°, EoT 1.19 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: 2026-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)