पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · February 7, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	294.31°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	46.27°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	292.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.04°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	337.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	323.99°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:45 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:17 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:04 – 12:23
Yamaganda	14:59 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla	08:27 – 09:46
Varjyam	07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:35 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	07:09 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:27 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:46 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:04 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:23 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:41 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:59 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:18 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:36 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:18 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:59 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:41 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:23 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:04 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:46 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:27 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872248.27
Julian Day	2460713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	111.32°

🪷 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 (24.2037°), declination -15.28°, EoT -14.38 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: 2025-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)