पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 21, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.12°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra303.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.26°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha119.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.43°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra160.97°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani192.04°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:02 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:18 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:57
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:12
Varjyam05:47 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:12 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868060.27
Julian Day2456525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.86°
🪷 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 12.11°, EoT -2.80 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: 2013-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)