पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · February 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra164.16°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha273.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra322.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani302.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:45
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:06 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°
Longitude: -77.0369°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871520.27
Julian Day2459985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.35°
🪷 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 (24.1758°), declination -14.49°, EoT -14.55 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: 2023-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)