पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra283.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha207.40°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.46°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra209.41°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani331.03°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:03
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 Kāla11:56 – 13:09
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 11:56
Varjyam07:28 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:03 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:17 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:09 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:23 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:49 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:23 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:09 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:17 – 07:03 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872540.27
Julian Day2461005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.51°
🪷 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 -20.95°, 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: 2025-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)