पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 20, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra106.80°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha179.04°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.15°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra143.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani205.19°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:33 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:24
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868455.27
Julian Day2456920.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.95°
🪷 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 (24.0586°), declination 1.19°, EoT 7.35 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: 2014-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)