पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 11, 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 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra234.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha47.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra55.14°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani9.30°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:37
Yamaganda04:59 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:18
Varjyam05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:59 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:37 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:23 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:10 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:23 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:37 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873437.27
Julian Day2461902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.34°
🪷 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 (24.2491°), declination 17.97°, EoT 3.71 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: 2028-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)