पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 7, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra57.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha229.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra241.18°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani213.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:44 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:31 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:35 – 07:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:01 – 07:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:41
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:19
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:15
Varjyam08:05 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:44 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:48 – 09:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:53 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:10 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:15 – 16:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:19 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:15 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:10 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:53 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:48 – 07:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868533.27
Julian Day2456998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.37°
🪷 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 (24.0616°), declination -22.57°, EoT 7.72 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: 2014-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)