पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 4, 2012 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।

"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	30.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.65°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	183.60°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.00°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	126.68°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शनि Śani	185.49°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:12 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:19 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:14 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 14:50
Yamaganda	06:12 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla	09:05 – 10:31
Varjyam	06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:12 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:38 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:05 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:31 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:57 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:50 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:16 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:43 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:16 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:50 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:57 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:31 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:05 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:38 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867739.27
Julian Day	2456204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.83°

🪷 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 (24.0312°), declination -4.44°, EoT 12.10 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: 2012-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)