पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · June 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya60.72°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra73.86°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha84.97°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.62°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra98.42°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani349.22°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:43 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:43
Yamaganda08:25 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 14:00
Varjyam05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:42 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:34 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:25 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:52 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:43 – 19:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:35 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:43 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:52 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:25 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:34 – 04:42 (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)1872742.27
Julian Day2461207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.25°
🪷 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 (24.2226°), declination 23.34°, EoT -0.40 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: 2026-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)