पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 7, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	19.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.48°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	124.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.01°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:53 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:36 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:56 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:29 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 42 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 17 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:56 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:42 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:36 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla	19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:24 – 12:15
Yamaganda	15:56 – 17:46
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:34
Varjyam	05:30 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:53 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:44 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:34 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:24 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:15 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:05 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:56 – 17:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:46 – 19:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:36 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:46 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:56 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:05 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:15 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:24 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:34 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:44 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868776.27
Julian Day	2457241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.96°

🪷 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 (24.0709°), declination 16.55°, EoT -5.48 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: 2015-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)