पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 29, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.73°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra124.48°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha200.26°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.73°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra238.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani198.91°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:26 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:41
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:09
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:48 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:41 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:57 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:41 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:48 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868129.27
Julian Day2456594.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0461°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.96°
🪷 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 (24.0461°), declination -13.45°, EoT 16.43 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: 2013-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)