पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha45.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra88.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani216.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:18 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:55 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 36 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 23 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:13 – 03:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:00 – 04:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:43 – 20:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:55 – 20:34
Amṛta Kāla19:40 – 21:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 12:07
Yamaganda16:01 – 17:58
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 08:12
Varjyam04:57 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:18 – 06:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:15 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:12 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:01 – 17:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:58 – 19:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:55 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:58 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:01 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:12 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:15 – 04:18 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868706.27
Julian Day2457171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.41°
🪷 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 (24.0682°), declination 21.54°, EoT 2.77 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: 2015-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)