पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 8, 2013 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra172.17°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.76°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha153.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.58°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra182.06°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani193.44°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:34 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:44 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:36
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 16:59
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:36 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:14 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:36 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:14 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868078.27
Julian Day2456543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.98°
🪷 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 (24.0442°), declination 5.69°, EoT 2.92 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: 2013-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)