पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 26, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra161.15°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.71°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha53.53°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.56°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra73.76°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani347.57°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:33
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:54
Varjyam05:24 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:48 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:37 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:33 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:22 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:33 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:37 – 04:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872721.27
Julian Day2461186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.34°
🪷 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 (24.2218°), declination 21.10°, EoT 3.12 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: 2026-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)