पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 19, 2013 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.19°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	274.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.96°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	115.94°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	158.60°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	191.91°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:15 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:47 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 05 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 54 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:34 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:15 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla	19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:56 – 08:41
Yamaganda	10:27 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:58 – 15:44
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:10 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:56 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:41 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:27 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:58 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:44 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:30 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:15 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:30 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:44 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:58 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:27 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:41 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:56 – 05:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868058.27
Julian Day	2456523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	153.98°

🪷 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 (24.0434°), declination 12.77°, EoT -3.29 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: 2013-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)