पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 5, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31'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)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra157.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.85°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha237.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra185.56°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani223.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:42 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:33 – 07:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:58 – 07:42
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 Kāla09:51 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 08:46
Varjyam08:03 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:42 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:46 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:51 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:10 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:15 – 16:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:20 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:15 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:10 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:51 – 05:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:46 – 07:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868896.27
Julian Day2457361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.46°
🪷 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 (24.0755°), declination -22.30°, EoT 8.56 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: 2015-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)