पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 5, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra165.24°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha221.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.56°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani251.05°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:40 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:20
Varjyam07:23 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 Amṛta06:59 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:12 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:20 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:34 – 16:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:47 – 18:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:34 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:20 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:12 – 06:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869962.27
Julian Day2458427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.10°
🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.61°, EoT 16.26 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: 2018-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)