पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 4, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra34.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha207.51°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.98°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra219.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani331.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:11
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 Kāla13:11 – 14:23
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:47
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:23 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:59 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:11 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:23 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:35 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:47 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:35 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:23 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:11 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:59 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:23 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872548.27
Julian Day2461013.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.70°
🪷 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 (24.2151°), declination -22.24°, 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: 2025-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)