पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 11, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.24°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra196.55°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha199.99°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra158.32°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani220.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:18 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:05
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 11:54
Varjyam07:32 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:08 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:17 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:28 – 16:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:40 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:28 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:17 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868872.27
Julian Day2457337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.12°
🪷 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 (24.0746°), declination -17.28°, EoT 15.59 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: 2015-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)