पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 10, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra277.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha148.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra150.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani259.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:56
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:43
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:38 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870271.27
Julian Day2458736.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.90°
🪷 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 (24.1281°), declination 5.11°, EoT 3.65 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: 2019-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)