पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 24, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha209.20°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.55°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra206.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani331.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:28
Yamaganda10:42 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:23
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Amṛta07:01 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:28 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:36 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:50 – 18:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:36 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:28 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 07:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872538.27
Julian Day2461003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.46°
🪷 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 (24.2148°), declination -20.56°, EoT 12.55 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: 2025-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)