पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 5, 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 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra272.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha249.71°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.07°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra262.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:02
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:39
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:27 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:39 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:00 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:39 – 07:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874041.27
Julian Day2462506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.45°
🪷 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 (24.2722°), declination -22.62°, EoT -5.45 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: 2030-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)