पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra256.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.73°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha222.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra190.07°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani343.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:25 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:40
Varjyam07:41 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:17 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:40 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:25 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:36 – 16:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:47 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:36 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:25 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:40 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872920.27
Julian Day2461385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.45°
🪷 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 (24.2294°), declination -22.98°, EoT 5.99 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: 2026-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)