पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 1, 2030 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra214.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha254.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.38°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra264.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:45
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:23
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:27 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:38 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:45 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:57 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:45 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:38 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874037.27
Julian Day2462502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.50°
🪷 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 (24.2721°), declination -23.01°, EoT -3.71 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: 2030-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)