पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.89°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.92°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha248.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.28°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra193.80°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani224.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:22 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 29 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 30 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:41 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:00
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 08:53
Varjyam08:10 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:49 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:53 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:56 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:15 – 16:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:19 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:15 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:56 – 05:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:53 – 07:49 (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)1868903.27
Julian Day2457368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.79°
🪷 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 (24.0757°), declination -23.03°, EoT 5.54 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: 2015-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)