पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 26, 2025 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 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra283.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha207.40°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.46°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra209.41°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani331.03°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:33 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:20 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:46 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:04
Yamaganda08:37 – 09:44
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 11:57
Varjyam07:53 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:31 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:37 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:44 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:04 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:11 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:17 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:24 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:17 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:11 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:04 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:44 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:37 – 07:31 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872540.27
Julian Day2461005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.51°
🪷 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 (24.2148°), declination -20.95°, EoT 11.91 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: 2025-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)