पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 30, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.50°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra9.66°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha163.69°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra119.10°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani216.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:27
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:58
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868830.27
Julian Day2457295.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.76°
🪷 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 (24.0729°), declination -2.61°, EoT 10.84 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: 2015-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)