पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 3, 2026 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: 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra213.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.31°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha5.10°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.80°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra46.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani345.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 19:02
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:18
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:08 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:52 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:37 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:02 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:37 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:52 – 05:08 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872698.27
Julian Day2461163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2209°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.05°
🪷 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 (24.2209°), declination 15.63°, EoT 3.15 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: 2026-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)