पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 24, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra218.76°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha225.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra225.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani295.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:28 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 58 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 01 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:16 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:04 – 14:11
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 10:50
Varjyam07:50 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:28 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:35 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:04 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:11 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:19 – 16:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:26 – 18:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:19 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:11 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:04 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:35 – 07:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871442.27
Julian Day2459907.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.79°
🪷 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 (24.1728°), declination -20.50°, EoT 12.55 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: 2022-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)