पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha321.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani316.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:30 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 17:57
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:34
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg06:47 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:10 – 09:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:34 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:34 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:10 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871907.27
Julian Day2460372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.77°
🪷 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 (24.1906°), declination -6.70°, EoT -12.65 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: 2024-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)