पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra76.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.43°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha212.92°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.23°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani284.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 59 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 00 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:19
Yamaganda09:42 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:04
Varjyam07:49 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:27 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:34 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:04 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:11 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:19 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:26 – 18:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:19 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:11 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:04 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:34 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871076.27
Julian Day2459541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.33°
🪷 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 (24.1588°), declination -20.35°, EoT 12.85 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: 2021-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)