पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 5, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।

"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	138.11°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	43.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.10°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	164.99°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	130.51°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	110.02°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	214.90°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:02 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:35 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:50 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:46 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla	05:32 – 07:11
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

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 Kāla	05:32 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:11 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:50 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:07 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:46 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:25 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:04 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:43 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:04 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:25 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:46 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:07 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:50 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:11 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868805.27
Julian Day	2457270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	262.28°

🪷 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 (24.0720°), declination 6.99°, EoT 1.85 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: 2015-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)