पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 14, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.69°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra13.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.89°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha275.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra271.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani230.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:09 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:25 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:13 – 17:29
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:13
Varjyam07:44 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:19 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:35 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:51 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:13 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:29 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:13 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:51 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:35 – 07:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868967.27
Julian Day2457432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.75°
🪷 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 (24.0782°), declination -13.26°, EoT -14.59 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: 2016-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)