पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 15, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra244.30°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.40°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha236.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra214.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani275.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:52 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:44 – 07:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:09 – 07:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:15
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:09
Varjyam08:13 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Roga07:52 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:55 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:58 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:12 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:15 – 16:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:19 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:15 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:12 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:58 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:55 – 07:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870733.27
Julian Day2459198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.01°
🪷 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 (24.1457°), declination -23.28°, EoT 4.18 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: 2020-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)