पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 13, 2020 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.27 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।

आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते।।4.27।।
"4.27 Other again sacrifice their activities and their vitality in the Spiritual fire of self-abnegation, kindled by wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.48°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha304.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.52°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra14.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani275.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla07:55 – 09:23
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:55 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:55 – 06:27 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870456.27
Julian Day2458921.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1351°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.56°
🪷 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 (24.1351°), declination -2.81°, EoT -10.22 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: 2020-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)