पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 3, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.67°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra118.52°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.23°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha329.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra35.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani182.88°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:41 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:05
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:50
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867555.27
Julian Day2456020.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0242°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.54°
🪷 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 (24.0242°), declination 5.40°, EoT -3.71 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: 2012-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)