पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.36°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha181.66°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra135.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:55 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:14
Varjyam07:01 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871772.27
Julian Day2460237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.96°
🪷 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 (24.1855°), declination -10.18°, EoT 15.70 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: 2023-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)