पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra145.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.97°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani343.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:11
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 11:58
Varjyam07:33 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:34 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:23 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:47 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:23 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:34 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 07:09 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872911.27
Julian Day2461376.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.87°
🪷 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 (24.2290°), declination -21.93°, EoT 9.75 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: 2026-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)