पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 15, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.75°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra291.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.15°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha166.99°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra223.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani282.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:21 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:38 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:11
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala06:27 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:22 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871037.27
Julian Day2459502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.49°
🪷 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 (24.1574°), declination -8.54°, EoT 14.86 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: 2021-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)