पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 13, 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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.10°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra336.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.93°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha25.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.33°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra58.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:51
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 12:04
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:58 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:31 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:38 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:38 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:31 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872708.27
Julian Day2461173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.19°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2213°), declination 18.35°, EoT 3.75 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: 2026-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)