पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra153.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.51°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha105.18°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra77.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani180.89°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:21 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:57 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:27 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:43
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:57 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:43 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:28 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:13 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:28 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:43 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:57 – 05:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867694.27
Julian Day2456159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.32°
🪷 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 (24.0295°), declination 12.36°, EoT -3.05 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: 2012-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)