पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 27, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.41°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.37°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha154.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.56°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra112.10°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:15 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:04 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:36
Yamaganda05:20 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:28
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:20 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:18 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:01 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:18 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868796.27
Julian Day2457261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.43°
🪷 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 (24.0716°), declination 10.23°, EoT -1.12 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: 2015-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)