पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 19, 2027 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	160.85°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	118.04°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	353.42°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.59°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	334.07°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	354.91°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:07 – 08:47
Yamaganda	10:27 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla	13:48 – 15:28
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:27 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:07 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:47 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:27 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:07 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:48 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:28 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:48 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:08 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:28 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:48 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:07 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:27 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:47 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:07 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873049.27
Julian Day	2461514.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	157.83°

🪷 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 (24.2343°), declination 11.04°, EoT 0.74 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: 2027-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)