पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 18, 2020 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.02°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.87°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.87°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha194.49°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.60°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra181.25°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani273.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:31 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:19 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:19 – 16:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:31 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:16 – 18:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:04
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 11:55
Varjyam07:43 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:20 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:29 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:04 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:22 – 16:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:31 – 18:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:22 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:04 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:29 – 07:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870706.27
Julian Day2459171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.64°
🪷 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 (24.1447°), declination -19.29°, EoT 14.21 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: 2020-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)