पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 20, 2013 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	288.84°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.61°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	117.96°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	159.79°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	191.97°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:14 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:01 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 02 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 57 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:01 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:14 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:43 – 17:28
Yamaganda	08:42 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla	12:12 – 13:58
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:11 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:56 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:42 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:27 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:12 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:58 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:43 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:28 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:14 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:28 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:43 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:58 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:12 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:27 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:42 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:56 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868059.27
Julian Day	2456524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	167.49°

🪷 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 (24.0435°), declination 12.44°, EoT -3.05 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: 2013-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)