पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra165.92°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha25.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.11°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra72.20°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani253.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:21 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:51 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:17 – 03:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:04 – 04:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:39 – 20:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:51 – 20:30
Amṛta Kāla19:36 – 21:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:55
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 08:14
Varjyam05:00 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:21 – 06:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:17 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:14 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:55 – 19:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:51 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:55 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:14 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:17 – 04:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869798.27
Julian Day2458263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.34°
🪷 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 (24.1100°), declination 20.91°, EoT 3.22 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: 2018-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)