पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 23, 2032 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 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra48.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra245.45°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani52.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:20
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:03
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 09:51
Varjyam07:47 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:22 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:36 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:51 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:03 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:03 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:51 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:36 – 07:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874789.27
Julian Day2463254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.69°
🪷 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 (24.3009°), declination -19.58°, EoT -11.81 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: 2032-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)