पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · May 28, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra166.55°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.10°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha62.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra76.50°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:32 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:34 – 19:24
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla15:45 – 17:34
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:46 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:36 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:26 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:55 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:45 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:34 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:24 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:34 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:45 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:55 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:26 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:36 – 04:46 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875645.27
Julian Day2464110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.88°
🪷 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 (24.3336°), declination 21.45°, EoT 2.89 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: 2034-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)