पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 14, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha328.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra343.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:13
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:44
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:13 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866804.27
Julian Day2455269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.02°
🪷 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 (23.9955°), declination -2.64°, EoT -9.94 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: 2010-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)