पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 13, 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 6.14 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रशान्तात्मा विगतभीर्ब्रह्मचारिव्रते स्थितः।

मनः संयम्य मच्चित्तो युक्त आसीत मत्परः।।6.14।।
"6.14 With peace in his heart and nor fear, observing the vow of celibacy, with mind controlled and fixed on Me, let the student lose himself in contemplation of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.11°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra100.30°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha285.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.08°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra305.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani357.16°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:42
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla09:52 – 11:04
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:26 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:39 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:52 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:55 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:07 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:55 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:52 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:39 – 07:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873318.27
Julian Day2461783.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.28°
🪷 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 (24.2446°), declination -21.58°, EoT -8.64 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: 2028-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)