पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 24, 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 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.89°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra128.30°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha29.26°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani18.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:22 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:12
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:48
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:19 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873785.27
Julian Day2462250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.50°
🪷 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 (24.2625°), declination 12.90°, EoT 1.80 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: 2029-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)