पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.23°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra160.79°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha195.10°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra155.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:17 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 16:43
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 15:31
Varjyam07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:03 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:16 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:28 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:18 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:31 – 16:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:43 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:31 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:18 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:28 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:16 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868869.27
Julian Day2457334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.92°
🪷 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 (24.0744°), declination -16.42°, EoT 15.99 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: 2015-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)