पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 14, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra121.96°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha255.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra250.39°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani296.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:20 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 28 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 31 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:43 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:08 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 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 Kāla12:05 – 13:08
Yamaganda08:54 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:05
Varjyam08:12 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:51 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:54 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:58 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:12 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:15 – 16:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:19 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:15 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:12 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:58 – 05:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:54 – 07:51 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871462.27
Julian Day2459927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.93°
🪷 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 (24.1736°), declination -23.20°, EoT 4.64 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: 2022-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)