पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra210.22°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.06°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha111.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra81.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani181.23°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:19 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:39 – 17:22
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:44
Varjyam05:51 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:01 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:39 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:22 – 19:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:06 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:22 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:39 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:01 – 05:17 (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 Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867698.27
Julian Day2456163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.48°
🪷 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 (24.0297°), declination 11.02°, EoT -1.99 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: 2012-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)