पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 23, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra246.99°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha59.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.87°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra15.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani358.92°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:31 – 19:20
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:42 – 17:31
Varjyam05:26 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:50 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:38 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:42 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:31 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:20 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:31 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:42 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:38 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873083.27
Julian Day2461548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2356°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)212.15°
🪷 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 (24.2356°), declination 20.50°, EoT 3.40 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: 2027-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)