पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 31, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra288.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.91°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha145.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra88.80°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani271.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:15 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:28 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:31
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:11 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:11 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:26 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870627.27
Julian Day2459092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.21°
🪷 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 (24.1417°), declination 8.53°, EoT 0.15 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: 2020-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)