पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 15, 2007 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra299.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha237.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.86°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra197.07°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani134.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:44 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:09 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:02
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 08:55
Varjyam08:12 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:07

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 Kāla07:51 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:55 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:58 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:12 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:16 – 16:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:19 – 18:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:16 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:12 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:58 – 05:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:55 – 07:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865984.27
Julian Day2454449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.49°
🪷 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 (23.9641°), declination -23.23°, EoT 4.18 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: 2007-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)