पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 31, 2027 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।

"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	286.68°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	214.70°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.03°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	304.11°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	119.02°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	241.26°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	346.02°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:16 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 11 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 48 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:54 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:25 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:11 – 17:27
Yamaganda	12:22 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	14:55 – 16:11
Varjyam	07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta	09:39 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:16 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:32 – 09:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:49 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:05 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:22 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:55 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:11 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:27 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:11 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:55 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:22 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:05 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:49 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:32 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872971.27
Julian Day	2461436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2313°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	285.15°

🪷 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 (24.2313°), declination -17.49°, EoT -13.53 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: 2027-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)