पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra158.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha210.33°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra184.57°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani343.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:10
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
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:47
Varjyam07:34 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:22 – 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 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:22 – 07:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872912.27
Julian Day2461377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.36°
🪷 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 (24.2291°), declination -22.07°, EoT 9.36 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: 2026-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)