पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 2, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra121.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.10°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha233.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra182.06°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani223.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:06 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 43 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 16 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:28 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:54 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:05
Yamaganda08:43 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:00
Varjyam08:00 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:38 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:43 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:10 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:16 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:21 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:16 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:10 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:43 – 07:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868893.27
Julian Day2457358.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.10°
🪷 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 (24.0754°), declination -21.88°, EoT 9.75 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: 2015-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)