पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.43°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra267.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani262.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:03
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:23
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:03 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 07:03 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870072.27
Julian Day2458537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.76°
🪷 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 (24.1204°), declination -10.00°, EoT -13.97 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: 2019-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)