पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 28, 2026 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 5.29 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।

सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।5.29।।
"5.29 Knowing me as Him who gladly receives all offerings of austerity and sacrifice, as the Might Ruler of all the Worlds and the Friend of all beings, he passes to Eternal Peace."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra38.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha287.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.45°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra288.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani334.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:37
Yamaganda08:34 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:21
Varjyam07:43 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Labha07:18 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:34 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:34 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872603.27
Julian Day2461068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.37°
🪷 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 (24.2172°), declination -18.24°, EoT -12.97 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: 2026-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)