पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 29, 2032 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 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra210.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.07°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha244.47°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra299.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani68.78°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:18 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:21
Yamaganda08:38 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:10
Varjyam07:50 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:43 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:54 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:43 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875130.27
Julian Day2463595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3139°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.39°
🪷 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 (24.3139°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.35 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: 2032-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)