पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · February 11, 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 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra176.61°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha274.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra324.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani302.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:03
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:25
Varjyam07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:05 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:21 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:21 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871521.27
Julian Day2459986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.06°
🪷 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 (24.1759°), declination -14.16°, EoT -14.58 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: 2023-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)