पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 29, 2029 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।

"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.6'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	285.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	89.12°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	167.63°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	262.87°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.87°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	271.58°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	10.65°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:00 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 08 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 51 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:56 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:26 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:33 – 09:49
Yamaganda	11:05 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla	13:37 – 14:53
Varjyam	07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:39 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:17 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:33 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:49 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:05 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:21 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:37 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:53 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:09 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:26 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:09 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:53 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:37 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:21 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:05 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:49 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:33 – 07:17 (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 Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873700.27
Julian Day	2462165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	163.19°

🪷 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 (24.2592°), declination -17.90°, EoT -13.17 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: 2029-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)