पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 16, 2013 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।

"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.31°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	230.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.02°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	109.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	76.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	155.05°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	191.72°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:20 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:53 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 14 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 45 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:21 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla	19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:26 – 12:13
Yamaganda	15:47 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla	06:53 – 08:40
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:06 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:40 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:26 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:00 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:47 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:34 – 19:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:21 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:34 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:47 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:00 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:26 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:40 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:53 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868055.27
Julian Day	2456520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	113.57°

🪷 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 (24.0433°), declination 13.73°, EoT -3.97 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: 2013-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)