पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra147.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha216.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.74°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 44 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 15 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:27 – 07:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 08:43
Varjyam07:59 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:37 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:43 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:10 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:16 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:21 – 18:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:16 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:10 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:43 – 07:37 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869988.27
Julian Day2458453.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.07°
🪷 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 (24.1172°), declination -21.76°, EoT 10.13 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: 2018-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)