पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.19°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra164.42°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.38°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha215.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra157.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:41 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:30 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:29 – 16:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:41 – 17:05
Amṛta Kāla16:26 – 18:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:30
Varjyam07:30 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:06 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:17 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:29 – 16:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:41 – 18:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:29 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:17 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 07:06 (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)1871793.27
Julian Day2460258.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.25°
🪷 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 (24.1863°), declination -17.02°, EoT 15.74 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: 2023-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)