पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · December 4, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.3 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।

निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।।5.3।।
"5.3 He is a true ascetic who never desires or dislikes, who is uninfluenced by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra293.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.66°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha222.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra255.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani357.15°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:14
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 Kāla09:35 – 10:47
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:23
Varjyam07:35 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Kāla07:11 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:23 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:35 – 16:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:47 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:35 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:23 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873278.27
Julian Day2461743.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2431°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.14°
🪷 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 (24.2431°), declination -22.18°, EoT 8.96 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: 2027-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)