पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 15, 2027 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 16.14 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।
"16.14 I have slain one enemy, I will slay the others also; I am worthy to enjoy, I am the Almighty, I am perfect, powerful and happy;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra350.51°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha278.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.85°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra223.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani344.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:16 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:17
Yamaganda14:43 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 09:52
Varjyam07:50 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:26 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:39 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:52 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:43 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:43 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:52 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:39 – 07:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872955.27
Julian Day2461420.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2307°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.07°
🪷 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 (24.2307°), declination -21.19°, EoT -9.35 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: 2027-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)