पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 9, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.36°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra128.57°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha156.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra125.92°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani217.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:55 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:07
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:34 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:18 (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)1868839.27
Julian Day2457304.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.19°
🪷 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 (24.0733°), declination -6.08°, EoT 13.49 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: 2015-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)