पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 22, 2029 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।

"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	278.03°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	359.57°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	265.15°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.52°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	262.80°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	10.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 55 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 04 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:03 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:32 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:36 – 09:51
Yamaganda	11:05 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla	13:34 – 14:49
Varjyam	07:47 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta	09:41 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:22 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:36 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:51 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:05 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:20 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:34 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:49 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:03 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:17 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:03 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:49 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:34 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:20 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:05 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:51 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:36 – 07:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873693.27
Julian Day	2462158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	83.90°

🪷 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 (24.2589°), declination -19.65°, EoT -11.54 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: 2029-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)