पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.3 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।

असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।10.3।।
"10.3 He who knows Me as the unborn, without beginning, the Lord of the universe, he, stripped of his delusion, becomes free from all conceivable sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra344.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra53.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani10.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 26 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 33 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla04:51 – 06:40
Varjyam05:27 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:51 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:40 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:30 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:18 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:30 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:40 – 04:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873446.27
Julian Day2461911.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2495°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.69°
🪷 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 (24.2495°), declination 20.05°, EoT 3.60 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: 2028-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)