पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 22, 2027 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	201.02°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	118.65°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	359.33°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.66°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	337.70°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	355.29°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:48 – 15:29
Yamaganda	05:23 – 07:04
Gulika Kāla	08:45 – 10:26
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:23 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:04 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:45 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:26 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:07 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:48 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:29 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:10 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:51 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:10 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:29 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:48 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:07 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:26 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:45 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:04 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873052.27
Julian Day	2461517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	195.53°

🪷 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 (24.2344°), declination 12.06°, EoT 1.40 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: 2027-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)