पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 3, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra335.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha22.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra351.04°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani356.63°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:37
Yamaganda10:21 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:33
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:08 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:37 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:17 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:02 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:17 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:37 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873063.27
Julian Day2461528.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2348°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.19°
🪷 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 (24.2348°), declination 15.56°, EoT 3.15 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: 2027-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)