पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 5, 2021 CE
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 260.77° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 153.17° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 4.72° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 269.95° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 279.56° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 241.05° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| शनि Śani | 277.94° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:27 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:00 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:14 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 22:57 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:10 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 32 Mins 45 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 27 Mins 15 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:11 – 06:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:40 – 07:27 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:55 – 12:33 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:49 – 14:27 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:48 – 17:12 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:00 – 17:24 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:45 – 18:30 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:55 – 00:33 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:37 – 15:48 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:50 – 11:02 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:14 – 13:25 |
| Varjyam | 07:51 – 08:06 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:41 – 10:00 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 07:27 – 08:39 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 08:39 – 09:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:50 – 11:02 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 11:02 – 12:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:14 – 13:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:25 – 14:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:37 – 15:48 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:48 – 17:00 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:00 – 18:48 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:48 – 20:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:37 – 22:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:25 – 00:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:14 – 02:02 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 02:02 – 03:50 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:50 – 05:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 05:39 – 07:27 (inauspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5122 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1870754.27 |
| Julian Day | 2459219.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1465° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 253.37° |
🪷 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 (24.1465°), declination -22.60°, EoT -5.45 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: 2021-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.1465°), declination -22.60°, EoT -5.45 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: 2021-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)