पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra62.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha242.46°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra178.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani306.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:10
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 11:57
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:06 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:23 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 16:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:48 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:23 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 07:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871812.27
Julian Day2460277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 (24.1870°), declination -21.40°, EoT 10.87 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: 2023-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)