पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 30, 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
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।
बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Sādhya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 254.42° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 31.17° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 198.54° | Tulā | Svātī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 231.72° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 202.26° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 251.72° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| शनि Śani | 246.91° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
☀️ Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:27 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:55 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:11 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:10 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:26 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 28 Mins 17 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 31 Mins 43 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:11 – 06:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:39 – 07:27 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:52 – 12:30 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:24 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:43 – 17:07 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:55 – 17:19 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:40 – 18:25 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:52 – 00:30 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:49 – 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:22 – 14:33 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:27 – 08:38 |
| Varjyam | 07:50 – 08:06 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:39 – 09:58 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 07:27 – 08:38 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 08:38 – 09:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:49 – 11:00 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 11:00 – 12:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 12:11 – 13:22 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:22 – 14:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:33 – 15:44 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 15:44 – 16:55 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 16:55 – 18:44 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 18:44 – 20:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:33 – 22:22 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:22 – 00:11 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 00:11 – 02:00 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 02:00 – 03:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:49 – 05:38 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 05:38 – 07:27 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 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 | 5119 · Kali-5119 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869652.27 · 5118.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458117.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1044° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 139.00° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 12/30) |
🪷 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 (24.1044°) · declination -23.16° · EoT -2.80 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:2017-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)