पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 19, 2016 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।

"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.00°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	42.48°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	260.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	175.73°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	163.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	216.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	228.83°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:50 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:22 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:14
Yamaganda	07:54 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla	10:34 – 11:54
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:34 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:54 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:14 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:34 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:14 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:34 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:54 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:14 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:54 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:34 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:34 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:14 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:54 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869215.27
Julian Day	2457680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.75°

🪷 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 (24.0877°), declination -10.07°, EoT 15.55 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: 2016-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)