पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 13, 2022 CE
Also observed today
- लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.40 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।
"3.40 It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 268.66° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 34.76° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 237.26° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 285.75° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 308.83° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 261.73° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 289.14° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:26 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:07 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:17 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 13:30 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:53 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 41 Mins 20 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 18 Mins 40 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:09 – 06:47 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:38 – 07:26 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:57 – 12:36 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:54 – 14:32 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:55 – 17:19 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:07 – 17:32 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:52 – 18:37 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:57 – 00:36 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:29 – 14:42 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:26 – 08:39 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:51 – 11:04 |
| Varjyam | 07:50 – 08:06 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:42 – 10:01 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Śubha | 07:26 – 08:39 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 08:39 – 09:51 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 09:51 – 11:04 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 11:04 – 12:17 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:17 – 13:29 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:29 – 14:42 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:42 – 15:55 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 15:55 – 17:07 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 17:07 – 18:55 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 18:55 – 20:42 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:42 – 22:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:29 – 00:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:17 – 02:04 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 02:04 – 03:51 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 03:51 – 05:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 05:39 – 07:26 (auspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + 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
| Kali Year | 5123 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1871127.27 |
| Julian Day | 2459592.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1608° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 123.93° |
🪷 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 (24.1608°), declination -21.51°, EoT -8.64 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: 2022-01-13 (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 (24.1608°), declination -21.51°, EoT -8.64 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: 2022-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)