पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 7, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.51°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra211.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha212.86°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra186.36°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani167.89°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 16:44
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:32
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:02 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:15 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:28 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:19 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:32 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:44 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:32 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:19 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:28 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:15 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867042.27
Julian Day2455507.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.28°
🪷 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 (24.0046°), declination -16.19°, EoT 16.09 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: 2010-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)