पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 4, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.89°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra135.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.90°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha178.45°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra211.82°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani282.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 14:50
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:11 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871026.27
Julian Day2459491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.25°
🪷 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 (24.1569°), declination -4.37°, EoT 12.10 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: 2021-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)