पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 31, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.62°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha20.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra90.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani312.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:17 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:08 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:13 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 40 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 19 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:11 – 03:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:58 – 04:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:45 – 20:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:57 – 20:36
Amṛta Kāla19:42 – 21:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 14:04
Yamaganda06:14 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 12:07
Varjyam04:56 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:17 – 06:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:14 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:12 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:04 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:02 – 17:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:59 – 19:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:57 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:59 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:02 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:04 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:12 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:14 – 04:17 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871630.27
Julian Day2460095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.91°
🪷 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 (24.1800°), declination 21.85°, EoT 2.50 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: 2023-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)