पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · November 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.21°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.19°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha221.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra161.70°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:56 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 16:59
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:25
Yamaganda09:33 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:05
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:13 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:23 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:15 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:25 – 16:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:36 – 18:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:25 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:15 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:23 – 07:13 (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)1871797.27
Julian Day2460262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.32°
🪷 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 (24.1864°), declination -18.11°, EoT 15.07 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: 2023-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)