पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha303.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.28°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra313.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.11°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:48 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:06
Yamaganda13:42 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:31
Varjyam07:39 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:13 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:35 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:13 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869701.27
Julian Day2458166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.88°
🪷 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 (24.1063°), declination -12.06°, EoT -14.49 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: 2018-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)