पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · February 28, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra263.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha306.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.14°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra269.60°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani25.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:10
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:08
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 10:57
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:43 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:08 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:08 – 06:43 (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)1874095.27
Julian Day2462560.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.11°
🪷 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 (24.2743°), declination -8.01°, EoT -13.22 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: 2030-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)