पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 4, 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.31°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra336.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.53°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha118.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra124.62°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:49
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 14:07
Varjyam05:27 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:49 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:41 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:58 – 17:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:49 – 19:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:41 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:49 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:58 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:41 – 04:49 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868773.27
Julian Day2457238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.80°
🪷 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 (24.0708°), declination 17.36°, EoT -5.79 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: 2015-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)