पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 17, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।
"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra71.61°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha25.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.39°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra45.79°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani21.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:40
Yamaganda04:54 – 06:41
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 10:17
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:54 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:41 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:29 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:40 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:27 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:15 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:27 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:40 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:29 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:41 – 04:54 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873808.27
Julian Day2462273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.71°
🪷 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 (24.2633°), declination 19.36°, EoT 3.72 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: 2029-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)