पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra138.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.87°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha220.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra264.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani284.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:57 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 10 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 06:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:49 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:23
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:17
Varjyam07:56 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 Udveg07:33 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:40 – 09:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:46 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:10 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:17 – 16:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:23 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:17 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:10 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:46 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:40 – 07:33 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871081.27
Julian Day2459546.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.96°
🪷 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 (24.1590°), declination -21.31°, EoT 11.22 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: 2021-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)