पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · June 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra350.14°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha23.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra45.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani229.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:59 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:48 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:10 – 03:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:57 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:47 – 20:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:59 – 20:38
Amṛta Kāla19:44 – 21:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 14:05
Yamaganda06:13 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 12:07
Varjyam04:55 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:15 – 06:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:13 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:11 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:05 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:03 – 18:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:01 – 19:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:59 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:01 – 22:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:03 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:05 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:11 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:13 – 04:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869075.27
Julian Day2457540.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.06°
🪷 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 (24.0823°), declination 22.09°, EoT 2.36 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: 2016-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)