पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 18, 2014 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।

"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	37.04°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	198.67°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	130.13°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	102.42°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	102.79°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	202.98°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:18 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:57 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 09 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 50 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:15 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:34 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:18 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla	19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:54 – 08:41
Yamaganda	10:27 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla	13:59 – 15:45
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:08 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:54 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:41 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:27 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:13 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:59 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:45 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:31 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:18 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:31 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:45 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:59 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:13 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:27 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:41 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:54 – 05:08 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868422.27
Julian Day	2456887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.35°

🪷 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 (24.0573°), declination 13.17°, EoT -3.53 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: 2014-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)