पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 21, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra288.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha153.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.79°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.49°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:44 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 08:57
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:53 (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)1869917.27
Julian Day2458382.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.08°
🪷 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 (24.1145°), declination 0.79°, EoT 7.71 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: 2018-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)