पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 9, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra277.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha268.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.40°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani344.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:03
Yamaganda13:27 – 14:39
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:39
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:27 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:39 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:51 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:27 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:39 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:51 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:03 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:51 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:39 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:27 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:51 – 05:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:39 – 07:27 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872949.27
Julian Day2461414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.58°
🪷 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 (24.2305°), declination -22.16°, EoT -7.10 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: 2027-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)