पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya218.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra62.43°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha223.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra182.28°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani252.97°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:30 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:18 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:44 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:25
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:11 – 15:18
Varjyam07:51 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:29 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:36 – 09:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:43 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:11 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:18 – 16:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:25 – 18:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:18 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:11 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:43 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:36 – 07:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869982.27
Julian Day2458447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.84°
🪷 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 (24.1170°), declination -20.70°, EoT 12.23 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: 2018-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)