पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 1, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra320.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.23°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha125.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra89.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani181.95°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:54 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:08 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla05:28 – 07:08
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:28 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:08 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:08 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867706.27
Julian Day2456171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.52°
🪷 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 (24.0300°), declination 8.19°, EoT 0.48 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: 2012-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)