पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra172.13°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha252.05°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.32°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra189.32°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani307.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:45 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:40 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 34 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 25 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:36 – 07:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:02 – 07:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:41
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 09:53
Varjyam08:06 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 Chala07:45 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:11 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:15 – 16:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:19 – 18:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:15 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:11 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:45 (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)1871821.27
Julian Day2460286.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.94°
🪷 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 (24.1873°), declination -22.67°, EoT 7.30 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: 2023-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)