पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 2, 2013 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra212.66°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha210.99°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.83°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra267.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani202.94°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:33 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 42 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 17 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:29 – 07:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:55 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 09:49
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:10
Varjyam08:00 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:38 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:44 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:49 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:10 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:15 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 18:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:15 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:10 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:49 – 05:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:44 – 07:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868163.27
Julian Day2456628.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.15°
🪷 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 (24.0474°), declination -21.95°, EoT 9.75 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: 2013-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)