पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 7, 2025 CE
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Revatī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śiva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 262.78° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 353.31° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 95.21° | Karka | Puṣya P1 |
| बुध Budha | 243.41° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 48.38° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 309.56° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 320.90° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:27 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:02 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:14 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:51 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:42 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 34 Mins 40 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 25 Mins 20 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:10 – 06:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:39 – 07:27 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:55 – 12:34 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:50 – 14:29 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:50 – 17:14 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:02 – 17:26 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:47 – 18:32 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:55 – 00:34 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:38 – 15:50 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:51 – 11:03 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:14 – 13:26 |
| Varjyam | 07:51 – 08:06 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:41 – 10:00 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 07:27 – 08:39 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 08:39 – 09:51 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:51 – 11:03 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 11:03 – 12:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:14 – 13:26 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:26 – 14:38 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:38 – 15:50 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:50 – 17:02 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:02 – 18:50 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:50 – 20:38 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:38 – 22:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:26 – 00:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:14 – 02:03 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 02:03 – 03:51 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:51 – 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-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5126 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1872217.27 |
| Julian Day | 2460682.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.2025° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 90.87° |
🪷 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 (24.2025°), declination -22.36°, EoT -6.29 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: 2025-01-07 (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 (24.2025°), declination -22.36°, EoT -6.29 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: 2025-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)