पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 7, 2013 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	200.74°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	247.98°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	138.98°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	189.74°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	247.44°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	199.99°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:02 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:51 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:13 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:45 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:14 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:44 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla	16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:06 – 14:19
Yamaganda	07:02 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla	09:28 – 10:41
Varjyam	07:27 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:02 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:15 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:28 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:41 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:06 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:19 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:31 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	16:44 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:31 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:19 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:06 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:41 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:28 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:15 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868138.27
Julian Day	2456603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0465°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.94°

🪷 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 (24.0465°), declination -16.27°, EoT 16.09 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: 2013-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)