पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 29, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.96°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.51°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha192.51°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.95°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani229.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:25
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:05
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:49 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:25 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:41 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:57 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:41 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:25 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869225.27
Julian Day2457690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.50°
🪷 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 (24.0881°), declination -13.54°, EoT 16.43 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: 2016-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)