पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 7, 2028 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।

"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.24'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.77°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	179.05°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	43.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.22°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	54.84°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	8.80°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:06 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 02 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 57 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:53 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:06 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Yamaganda	12:05 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla	15:35 – 17:21
Varjyam	05:38 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:03 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:49 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:19 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:05 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:50 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:35 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:21 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:06 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:21 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:35 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:50 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:05 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:19 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:49 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873433.27
Julian Day	2461898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	158.18°

🪷 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 (24.2490°), declination 16.92°, 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: 2028-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)