पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra272.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha209.64°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra164.94°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:29 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:23
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:04
Varjyam07:40 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:17 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:27 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:04 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:14 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:23 – 16:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:33 – 18:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:23 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:14 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:04 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:27 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868878.27
Julian Day2457343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.35°
🪷 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 (24.0748°), declination -18.86°, EoT 14.44 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: 2015-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)