पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 8, 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 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha247.41°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.57°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 15:51
Yamaganda09:51 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:27
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:27 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:39 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:51 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:03 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:51 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:39 – 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)1874044.27
Julian Day2462509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.98°
🪷 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 (24.2724°), declination -22.25°, EoT -6.70 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: 2030-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)