पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 12, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra25.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.54°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha302.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra304.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani129.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:48
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:20
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:29 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866072.27
Julian Day2454537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9675°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.84°
🪷 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 (23.9675°), declination -3.24°, 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: 2008-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)