पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 7, 2016 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Anurādhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Gaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 262.08° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 225.40° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 187.58° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 276.60° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 148.43° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 225.10° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 227.49° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:28 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:01 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:14 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 05:00 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 14:36 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 33 Mins 52 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 26 Mins 08 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:11 – 06:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:40 – 07:28 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:55 – 12:34 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:50 – 14:28 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:49 – 17:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:01 – 17:25 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:46 – 18:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:55 – 00:34 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:26 – 14:38 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:28 – 08:39 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:51 – 11:03 |
| Varjyam | 07:51 – 08:07 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:41 – 10:01 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 07:28 – 08:39 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 08:39 – 09:51 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 09:51 – 11:03 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 11:03 – 12:14 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:14 – 13:26 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:26 – 14:38 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:38 – 15:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 15:50 – 17:01 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 17:01 – 18:50 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 18:50 – 20:38 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:38 – 22:26 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:26 – 00:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:14 – 02:03 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 02:03 – 03:51 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 03:51 – 05:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 05:39 – 07:28 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5117 · Kali-5117 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868929.27 · 5117.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457394.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0767° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 322.66° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 27/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0767°) · declination -22.46° · EoT -6.29 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2016-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)