पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 20, 2017 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
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.29 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा
विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः।
तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका
स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः।।11.29।।
विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः।
तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका
स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः।।11.29।।
"11.29 As moths fly impetuously to the flame only to be killed, so these men rush into Thy mouths to court their own destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Citrā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Dhṛti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 276.07° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 187.36° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 329.51° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 251.64° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 178.08° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 322.76° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 239.16° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:23 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:15 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:19 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 01:01 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:48 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 51 Mins 59 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 08 Mins 01 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:04 – 06:44 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:34 – 07:23 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:59 – 12:39 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:58 – 14:37 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:03 – 17:27 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:15 – 17:40 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:00 – 18:45 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:59 – 00:39 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:05 – 12:19 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:47 – 16:01 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:37 – 09:51 |
| Varjyam | 07:48 – 08:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:41 – 10:01 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 07:23 – 08:37 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:37 – 09:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:51 – 11:05 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 11:05 – 12:19 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:19 – 13:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:33 – 14:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:47 – 16:01 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:01 – 17:15 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:15 – 19:01 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:01 – 20:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:47 – 22:33 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:33 – 00:19 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:19 – 02:05 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 02:05 – 03:51 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:51 – 05:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:37 – 07:23 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 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 | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869308.27 · 5118.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457773.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0912° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 270.27° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0912°) · declination -20.11° · EoT -10.96 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:2017-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)