पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra292.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.61°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha227.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra192.42°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani343.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:32 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:42
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:26
Varjyam07:43 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:20 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:26 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:37 – 16:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:48 – 18:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:37 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:26 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:20 (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)1872923.27
Julian Day2461388.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.21°
🪷 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 (24.2295°), declination -23.20°, EoT 4.64 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: 2026-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)