पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 27, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra55.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.15°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha225.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra176.28°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani222.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:21 – 06:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:45
Varjyam07:54 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · 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 Chala07:32 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:04 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:11 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:17 – 16:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:24 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:17 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:11 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:04 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868888.27
Julian Day2457353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.74°
🪷 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 (24.0752°), declination -21.03°, EoT 11.57 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: 2015-11-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)