पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha277.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra273.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani230.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 14:57
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta07:17 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:34 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:31 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:34 – 07:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868968.27
Julian Day2457433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.10°
🪷 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 (24.0782°), declination -12.93°, EoT -14.57 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: 2016-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)