पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 26, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra134.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha47.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.99°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra85.12°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani217.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:21 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:52 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 31 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 28 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:17 – 03:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:03 – 04:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:40 – 20:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:52 – 20:31
Amṛta Kāla19:37 – 21:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:55
Yamaganda08:13 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 14:03
Varjyam04:59 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:21 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:17 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:13 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:59 – 17:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:55 – 19:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:52 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:55 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:59 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:13 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:17 – 04:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868703.27
Julian Day2457168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.10°
🪷 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 (24.0681°), declination 21.04°, EoT 3.12 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: 2015-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)