पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.68°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra171.23°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.84°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha180.95°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra243.30°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani283.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:34 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:48 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:07
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 11:53
Varjyam07:21 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:21 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:50 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:21 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:56 (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)1871056.27
Julian Day2459521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.80°
🪷 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 (24.1581°), declination -15.08°, EoT 16.38 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: 2021-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)