पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.46°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra283.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.20°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha190.89°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.34°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:24
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta06:52 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:39 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:55 – 18:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:39 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:52 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872895.27
Julian Day2461360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2284°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.67°
🪷 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 (24.2284°), declination -18.69°, EoT 14.67 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: 2026-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)