पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 3, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra303.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha311.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.26°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra272.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani25.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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)06:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:58
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 Kāla16:33 – 17:57
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:33
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:47 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:11 – 09:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:35 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:33 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:33 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:35 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:11 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874098.27
Julian Day2462563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.59°
🪷 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 (24.2744°), declination -6.87°, 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: 2030-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)