पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra28.46°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha256.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.97°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra280.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani234.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:18 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:43 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:42 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 29 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 30 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:41 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:07 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:06 – 16:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:18 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:03 – 17:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 09:56
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:11
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: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:49 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:53 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:56 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:11 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:15 – 16:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:18 – 18:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:15 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:11 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:56 – 05:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:53 – 07:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869269.27
Julian Day2457734.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.18°
🪷 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 (24.0897°), declination -23.09°, 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: 2016-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)