पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 2, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra23.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.99°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha245.01°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.93°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra216.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani243.63°DhanuMūla P2

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)15:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 42 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 17 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:29 – 07:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:55 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 08:44
Varjyam08:00 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:38 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:44 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:49 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:10 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:15 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:21 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:15 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:10 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:49 – 05:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:44 – 07:38 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869624.27
Julian Day2458089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.63°
🪷 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 (24.1033°), declination -21.95°, 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: 2017-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)