पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 12, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.13°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra235.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha302.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra358.84°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani115.32°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:15
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:30 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865706.27
Julian Day2454171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.94°
🪷 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 (23.9535°), declination -3.54°, EoT -10.49 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: 2007-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)