पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 28, 2011 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 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।
"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.25°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.39°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha207.87°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.27°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra209.20°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani177.62°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:21 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:41 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:19
Varjyam07:12 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:43 – 17:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:00 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:43 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:46 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867397.27
Julian Day2455862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.24°
🪷 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 (24.0181°), declination -12.94°, EoT 16.40 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: 2011-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)