पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 1, 2028 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha267.11°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani356.85°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:38
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:27 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:34 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:45 – 16:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:56 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:45 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:34 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873306.27
Julian Day2461771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.55°
🪷 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 (24.2441°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 2028-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)