पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 23, 2014 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।

"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	185.49°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	175.46°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	243.24°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	173.32°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	114.51°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	184.72°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	208.54°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:43 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:43 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:12 – 14:31
Yamaganda	06:39 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla	09:16 – 10:35
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:39 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:57 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:16 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:35 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:12 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:31 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:49 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:08 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:49 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:31 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:12 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:35 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:16 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:57 – 06:39 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868488.27
Julian Day	2456953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	349.28°

🪷 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 (24.0599°), declination -11.31°, EoT 16.06 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: 2014-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)