पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 26, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra162.54°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.85°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha238.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.61°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani318.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:23 – 15:36
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:09
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:17 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:23 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:36 – 16:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:49 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:36 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:23 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:17 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872175.27
Julian Day2460640.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.72°
🪷 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 (24.2009°), declination -21.00°, EoT 11.91 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: 2024-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)