पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 1, 2032 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra265.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha354.68°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra7.86°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani56.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla05:10 – 06:54
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Kāla05:10 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:33 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:17 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:00 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:17 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:33 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:10 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874888.27
Julian Day2463353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.64°
🪷 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 (24.3046°), declination 15.20°, EoT 2.92 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: 2032-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)