पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 22, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 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: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.88°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra161.60°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.03°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha92.60°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.26°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:49 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 23 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 36 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:31 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:45 – 20:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:57 – 20:36
Amṛta Kāla19:42 – 21:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 14:11
Yamaganda06:29 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 12:15
Varjyam05:12 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:34 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:29 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:06 – 18:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:02 – 19:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:57 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:02 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:06 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:29 – 04:34 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868760.27
Julian Day2457225.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.93°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 20.37°, EoT -6.10 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: 2015-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)