पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.30°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra120.46°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.09°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha164.37°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra126.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani306.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:25 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:08
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:20
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:19 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871762.27
Julian Day2460227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1851°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.37°
🪷 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 (24.1851°), declination -6.48°, EoT 13.74 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: 2023-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)