पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra338.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.63°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha210.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.62°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra258.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani264.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:36
Varjyam07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala07:13 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:35 – 16:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:47 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:35 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:13 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870358.27
Julian Day2458823.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1314°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.76°
🪷 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 (24.1314°), declination -22.43°, EoT 8.14 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: 2019-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)