पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · November 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.96°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra217.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.48°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.43°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:24
Varjyam07:19 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:54 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:39 – 16:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:54 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:39 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:54 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873627.27
Julian Day2462092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.71°
🪷 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 (24.2564°), declination -19.07°, EoT 14.44 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: 2028-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)