पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.21 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं

क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति।

एव त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना

गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते।।9.21।।
"9.21 Yet although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, nevertheless, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfill their own desires, they must de…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.26°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha94.64°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra83.63°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani325.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:16 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:24 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 53 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 06 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:09 – 03:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:57 – 04:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:58 – 20:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:10 – 20:50
Amṛta Kāla19:55 – 21:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 18:11
Yamaganda08:14 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 14:12
Varjyam04:56 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:16 – 06:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:15 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:12 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:11 – 18:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga18:11 – 20:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla20:10 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha21:11 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:11 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:12 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:15 – 04:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872028.27
Julian Day2460493.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.47°
🪷 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 (24.1953°), declination 23.01°, EoT -3.66 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: 2024-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)