पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 14, 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 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra261.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.00°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha274.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.95°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra252.77°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.20°MeṣaAśvinī 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)06:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:09
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 15:56
Varjyam07:50 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:26 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:38 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:51 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:56 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:56 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:51 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:38 – 07:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873685.27
Julian Day2462150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.39°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.28°, EoT -9.00 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: 2029-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)