पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · March 10, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra131.53°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha300.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.51°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra11.01°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani1.65°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:23
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:11 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873375.27
Julian Day2461840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.86°
🪷 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 (24.2468°), declination -3.96°, EoT -11.02 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: 2028-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)