पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 15, 2029 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra13.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha18.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.90°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra6.38°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani17.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:48 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:06 – 18:45
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 17:06
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:11 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:50 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:06 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:45 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:06 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:50 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:11 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873776.27
Julian Day2462241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.10°
🪷 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 (24.2621°), declination 9.81°, EoT -0.24 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: 2029-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)