पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 29, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.64°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.44°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha149.12°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.76°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra116.31°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani203.56°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:22 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:46
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 Chala05:23 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:57 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868433.27
Julian Day2456898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.04°
🪷 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 (24.0578°), declination 9.44°, EoT -0.50 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: 2014-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)