पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra145.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.27°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha236.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra184.39°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani223.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:40 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:10 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 39 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 20 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:31 – 07:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:57 – 07:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 09:50
Varjyam08:02 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:40 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:45 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:10 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:15 – 16:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:20 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:15 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:10 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:45 – 07:40 (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)1868895.27
Julian Day2457360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.76°
🪷 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 -22.17°, EoT 8.96 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: 2015-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)