पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 1, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.20°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra99.98°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha107.56°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani133.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:20 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:28 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 12:15
Yamaganda16:00 – 17:52
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:31
Varjyam05:24 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:47 – 06:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:39 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:00 – 17:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:52 – 19:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:44 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:52 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:00 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:39 – 04:47 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866214.27
Julian Day2454679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.35°
🪷 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 (23.9729°), declination 17.96°, EoT -6.02 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: 2008-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)