पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra121.51°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha40.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra46.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani192.49°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:56 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:01 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:26 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:21
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:17 – 10:11
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla04:28 – 06:23
Varjyam05:06 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:28 – 06:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:23 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:17 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:54 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:49 – 19:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:43 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:49 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:54 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:17 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:23 – 04:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867965.27
Julian Day2456430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.65°
🪷 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 (24.0399°), declination 19.55°, EoT 3.69 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: 2013-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)