पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 11, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.68°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra100.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha222.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.81°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra190.58°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani331.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:42
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:09
Varjyam07:12 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:47 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:42 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:58 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:42 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:47 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872525.27
Julian Day2460990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.01°
🪷 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 (24.2143°), declination -17.44°, EoT 15.59 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: 2025-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)