पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 13, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra274.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.06°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha233.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.40°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra194.70°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani134.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

Seattle, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-8)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:50 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:01 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:42 – 07:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:07 – 07:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:08 – 14:12
Yamaganda07:50 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:01
Varjyam08:11 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:50 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:53 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:57 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:08 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:12 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:15 – 16:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:19 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:15 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:12 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:08 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:57 – 05:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:53 – 07:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865982.27
Julian Day2454447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.36°
🪷 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 (23.9640°), declination -23.11°, EoT 5.09 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: 2007-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)