पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 9, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.34°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra298.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha193.44°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra186.04°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani260.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:24 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:20
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:56
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:45 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:34 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:45 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870300.27
Julian Day2458765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.17°
🪷 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 (24.1292°), declination -6.09°, EoT 13.49 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: 2019-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)