पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 28, 2031 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra347.26°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha267.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani37.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:08
Yamaganda09:50 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:37
Varjyam07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:18 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:34 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:50 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:24 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:50 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:34 – 07:18 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874429.27
Julian Day2462894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2871°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.99°
🪷 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 (24.2871°), declination -18.29°, EoT -12.97 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: 2031-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)