पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 2, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra290.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.98°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha205.51°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.73°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra253.07°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani263.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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)11:32 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:09 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 43 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 17 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:28 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:54 – 07:38
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 Kāla08:43 – 09:49
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:10
Varjyam08:00 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:38 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:43 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:49 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:10 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:16 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 18:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:16 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:10 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:49 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:43 – 07:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870354.27
Julian Day2458819.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.06°
🪷 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 (24.1312°), declination -21.88°, 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: 2019-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)