पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 24, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.98°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra111.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha184.23°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati164.91°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra222.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani229.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:36 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:35 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:29
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:35 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:47 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:05 – 18:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:47 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:35 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869220.27
Julian Day2457685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.03°
🪷 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 (24.0879°), declination -11.84°, EoT 16.15 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: 2016-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)