पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.59°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra86.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.37°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha99.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra72.62°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani180.50°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:19 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:55 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:01
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 12:14
Varjyam05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:05 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:22 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867689.27
Julian Day2456154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.75°
🪷 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 (24.0293°), declination 13.97°, EoT -4.18 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: 2012-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)