पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 26, 3138 BCE

🪷 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 10.19 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे।।10.19।।
"10.19 Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to thee some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
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)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.23°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
बुध Budha230.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra195.31°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani275.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:16 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:16 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:47
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Chala05:34 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:10 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12928.73
Julian Day575536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.54°
🪷 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 (-47.8973°), declination 4.76°, EoT 9.50 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: -3137-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)