पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 19, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra127.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha234.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.44°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra236.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani180.17°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 10:47
Yamaganda13:04 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:29
Varjyam07:43 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:20 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:47 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:04 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:13 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:22 – 16:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:31 – 18:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:22 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:13 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:04 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:47 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:20 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867419.27
Julian Day2455884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.57°
🪷 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 (24.0190°), declination -19.33°, EoT 13.96 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: 2011-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)