पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.75°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra291.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha188.33°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.85°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra250.28°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani200.35°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:54 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 33 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 26 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:40
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:17 – 15:28
Varjyam07:31 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:07 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:19 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:17 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:28 – 16:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:40 – 18:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:28 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:17 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:19 – 07:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868141.27
Julian Day2456606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.28°
🪷 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 (24.0466°), declination -17.14°, EoT 15.74 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: 2013-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)