पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 1, 2027 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: 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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra310.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.92°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha18.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.03°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.61°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani356.39°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 06:54
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:11 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:00 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873061.27
Julian Day2461526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2348°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.74°
🪷 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 (24.2348°), declination 14.96°, EoT 2.92 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: 2027-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)