पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 4, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra120.91°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.23°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha146.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.93°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra177.40°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani193.10°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:08
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:45 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868074.27
Julian Day2456539.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.48°
🪷 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 (24.0440°), declination 7.18°, EoT 1.50 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: 2013-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)