पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · June 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya74.61°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra14.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.82°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha65.78°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani226.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:04 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:07 – 03:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:55 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:58 – 20:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:10 – 20:50
Amṛta Kāla19:55 – 21:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 16:12
Yamaganda04:15 – 06:14
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 10:13
Varjyam04:55 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:15 – 06:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:14 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:14 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:12 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:12 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:11 – 20:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:10 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:11 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:12 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:12 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:14 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:14 – 04:15 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869104.27
Julian Day2457569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.37°
🪷 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 (24.0834°), declination 23.15°, EoT -3.28 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: 2016-06-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)