पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.72°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra246.34°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha197.84°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.76°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra168.90°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani239.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:37 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:58 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:11
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:53
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:42 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:46 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:04 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:46 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:42 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869586.27
Julian Day2458051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1019°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.89°
🪷 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 (24.1019°), declination -12.10°, EoT 16.23 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: 2017-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)