पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra242.99°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra157.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani284.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:31 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:59
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:13
Varjyam05:44 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:09 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:31 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:17 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:31 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:09 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870979.27
Julian Day2459444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.04°
🪷 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 (24.1551°), declination 13.07°, EoT -3.53 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: 2021-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)