पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 25, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra168.39°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha256.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.11°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra253.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:20
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:50
Varjyam07:45 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:20 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:35 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:06 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:06 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:35 – 07:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874061.27
Julian Day2462526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.59°
🪷 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 (24.2730°), declination -18.99°, EoT -12.31 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: 2030-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)