पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 7, 2027 CE

Also observed today

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।

"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.74'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.05°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	29.80°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	122.76°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	31.13°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	355.89°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	357.11°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:29 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 01 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 58 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:05 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla	18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 12:05
Yamaganda	15:35 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla	06:49 – 08:34
Varjyam	05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:04 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:49 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:34 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:05 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:50 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:35 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:20 – 19:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:05 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:20 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:35 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:50 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:05 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:34 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:49 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873067.27
Julian Day	2461532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	6.24°

🪷 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 (24.2350°), declination 16.71°, EoT 3.51 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: 2027-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)