पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 3, 2029 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 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।
"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra108.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.31°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha277.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.88°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra238.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:24
Yamaganda08:39 – 09:50
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:13
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:39 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:50 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:47 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:58 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:47 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:50 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:39 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873674.27
Julian Day2462139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.68°
🪷 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 (24.2582°), declination -22.81°, EoT -4.59 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: 2029-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)