पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 9, 2021 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra297.95°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.49°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha238.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:46 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:23 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 32 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 27 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:38 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:04 – 07:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:46 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 10:58
Varjyam08:08 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:46 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:50 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:54 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:58 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:11 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:15 – 16:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:19 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:15 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:11 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:58 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:54 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:50 – 07:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871092.27
Julian Day2459557.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.96°
🪷 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 (24.1595°), declination -22.82°, EoT 6.87 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: 2021-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)