पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 4, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra260.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.56°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha232.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra271.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani318.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:11
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 11:59
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:12 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:23 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:47 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:23 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 07:12 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872183.27
Julian Day2460648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.50°
🪷 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 (24.2012°), declination -22.28°, EoT 8.96 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: 2024-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)