पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 7, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra274.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha164.16°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra127.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani296.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:30 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:45
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:07
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:13 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:13 – 05:35 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871364.27
Julian Day2459829.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.23°
🪷 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 (24.1699°), declination 6.13°, EoT 2.56 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: 2022-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)