पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 5, 2028 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 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra150.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha41.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani8.55°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:35
Varjyam05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:05 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 19:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:04 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:05 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873431.27
Julian Day2461896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.24°
🪷 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 (24.2489°), declination 16.36°, EoT 3.35 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: 2028-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)