पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.26°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.42°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha230.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra168.44°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani306.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:52
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:39
Yamaganda10:47 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:13
Varjyam07:45 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Amṛta07:22 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:13 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:21 – 16:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:30 – 18:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:21 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:13 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871803.27
Julian Day2460268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.83°
🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -19.59°, EoT 13.70 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: 2023-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)