पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · January 3, 2033 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 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra280.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.08°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha252.33°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra305.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani68.38°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 14:36
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:27 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:39 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:47 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:58 – 18:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:47 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:39 – 07:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875135.27
Julian Day2463600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3141°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.54°
🪷 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 (24.3141°), declination -22.80°, EoT -4.59 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: 2033-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)