पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 24, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.28°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha209.22°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.45°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra224.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani212.29°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:27 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:16 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 09:42
Yamaganda10:50 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:11
Varjyam07:50 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:28 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:35 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:11 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:19 – 16:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:26 – 18:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:19 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:11 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:35 – 07:28 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868520.27
Julian Day2456985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.19°
🪷 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 (24.0611°), declination -20.49°, EoT 12.55 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: 2014-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)